Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Tradescantia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-005:
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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
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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_705
April Etowah County AL
Tradescantia spathes are paired, terminate stem, and resemble foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm110416_734
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm140426_663
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4222
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Our Spiderworts have cymes of flowers growing out of leaflike bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4224
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4227
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4228
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4435
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
The sepals bear both glandular and non-glandular hairs, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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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_3
April
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4780
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves 7-25cm long, 5-15mm wide (narrower than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200508_4783
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve