Tradescantia albiflora
several buds in a pair of bracts | Flower season is from May to July | |
two flowers in a bract
After flowering the pedicels curve down. They look like spider's legs. |
A flower has 3 sepals, 3 petals, 6 stamens and 1 pistil.
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The stamens have white hairs.
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anther | pollens come out of anther | pistil about 7.5mm |
off season's flower (in late July)
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off season's stamens
smaller size stamens |
The shape of anther is a little bit
different from season's flowers'. |
immature anther | Some anthers come out pollens.
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The size of stamen is about 3.5 mm. |
short pistil about 4mm |
Tradescantia albiflora cv. Albovittata
The length of stamen is shorter than
its white hairs. |
immature anther (no pollen)
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pistil
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no fruit |
Comparison of T.albiflora and T.albiflora cv. Albovittata
flower left :T .albiflora
right :T. albiflora cv. Albiflora |
stamen left :T .albiflora
right :T. albiflora cv. Albiflora |
pistil left :T .albiflora
right :T. cv. Albiflora |