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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 (5/21/15):
Tradescantia subaspera
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia subaspera var. subaspera
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Tradescantia subaspera var. montana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-002:
Tradescantia subaspera
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tradescantia pilosa
COMMON NAME:
Zigzag Spiderwort, Wide-leaved Spiderwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trmo13_001_lvd
var. montana
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trpi8_001_lvd
var. subaspera
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4145
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4146
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_883
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Var. montana - its size is generally less than that of var. subaspera, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140519_894
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Var. montana - its stems are straight or only slightly zigzag, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm0506d_08
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves 15-35cm long, 0.6-4.5cm wide. Plant glabrous or pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm150607_290b
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sepals 7-10mm long, pubescent at least apically, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8892
June Greenville County SC
Var. subaspera's stem conspicuously zigzag (except depauperate or juveniles), per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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JK Marlow jkm190618_9294
June Greenville County SC
A white-flowered individual ...
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Keith Bradley kab_t_subaspera_9988
June Burke County NC
Pisgah National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0407f_15b
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers distinctly pedicillate; petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm090707_063
July Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves 0.6-4.5cm wide (upper leaf blades wider than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm090707_064
July Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Our Spiderworts have cymes of flowers growing out of leaflike bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm090707_065
July Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
The 6 fertile stamens have bearded filaments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.