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Tag Archives: Tradescantia

You’re a botanist, what’s this then? (Or Tradescantia spathacea, this one’s for you mum!)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by phoebe1

That sentence may sound familiar to many of you who frequent this blog (followed closely by “Botany, so you’re a gardener then?” but we won’t go in to that). Being asked about the identity of a random plant that mysteriously … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Mexico, Philippines, Students | Tagged America, Boat lily, Commelinaceae, epiphytic, medicinal plant, Mexico, Moses-in-the-Cradle, MSc Plant Diversity, Ornamental, Oyster plant, Phoebe Richardson-Moy, Taxonomy, Tradescantia, Tradescantia spathacea, Tropical biodiversity | 1 Comment
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