Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 038-03-005:
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Spiderwort
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Bill Sharpton gws1519_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Flowers range in color from purple to rose-red, and occasionally white, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
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Harry Davis hld1521_crw_0286
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
The sepals bear both glandular and non-glandular hairs, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm080427_008
April Pickens County SC
Leaves 7-25cm long, 5-15mm wide (narrower than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080427_012
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080427_043
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080428_062
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080428_064
April Pickens County SC
Densely hairy, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm110416_701
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm110416_705
April Etowah County AL
Our Spiderworts have cymes of flowers growing out of leaflike bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm110416_734
April Etowah County AL
There is some question about the validity of this species, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140426_663
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180408_233
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Tradescantia spathes are paired, terminate stem, and resemble foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_hirsuticaulis
April
Petals distinct, ovate, not clawed; stamens free; filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_hirsuticaulis_2
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_hirsuticaulis_3
April
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JK Marlow jkm0305z_17
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
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Keith Bradley kab_t_hirsuticaulis_77838
June McDowell County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway