Buckley spiderwort (Tradescantia buckleyi)

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  • herbaceous perennial with somewhat succulent trailing stems
  • leaves alternate, elliptic, clasping stem, to 4-5 inches long and 2 inches wide
  • flowers with 3 pink petals
  • South Texas and northern Tamaulipas
  • known from only a few collections in Texas, most of the more than 50 years old
  • mostly in brush on clay loam near the coast

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