Callisia ornata

Callisia ornata
Close-up of flowers
Three flowers

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Callisia
Species:
C. ornata
Binomial name
Callisia ornata
(Small) G.C.Tucker
Synonyms[2]
  • Cuthbertia ornata Small
  • Tradescantia rosea var. ornata (Small) E.S.Anderson & Woodson

Callisia ornata, the Florida scrub roseling, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae, endemic to the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia.[2][3] An annual reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is typically found in the Florida scrub ecoregion.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Callisia ornata (Florida Roseling)". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Callisia ornata (Small) G.C.Tucker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Callisia ornata". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ Hall, Jaclyn M.; Gillespie, Thomas W.; Richardson, Donald; Reader, Steven (2002). "Fragmentation of Florida scrub in an urban landscape". Urban Ecosystems. 6 (4): 243–255. doi:10.1023/B:UECO.0000004825.51640.8b. S2CID 12379991.