Tradescantia pinetorum

A small Tradescantia on rocky slopes, found along the western edge of New Mexico and in much of Arizona. Like many Tradescantia, the flower vary from pale lavender to rosy pink.

A flower near Clanton Draw on the east side of the Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, 1 Sep 2007.

Pinker flowers, near Clanton Draw, 1 Sep 2007.

A cauline leaf near Clanton Draw, 1 Sep 2007.

A flowering stem in the Peloncillo Mountains, 1 Sep 2007.

Side view of a flower at Valle de los Monjes near Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 Sep 2009.

Front view of a flower at Valle de los Monjes, 7 Sep 2009.

Plant habit at Valle de los Monjes, 7 Sep 2009.

Side view of an inflorescence with an open flower & buds, Valle de los Monjes, 7 Sep 2009. Note that the sepals are much darker than in the plants photographed above in the Peloncillo Mountains...