Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Tradescantia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-003:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tradescantia brevicaulis
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Spiderwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trbr8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_trvi_001_lvd
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Jim Fanning jcf_spiderwort2
April Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
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Keith Bradley kab_t_virginiana_0271
April Richland County SC
Riverwalk Park
A 4-petaled reminder to never use the word "always" when discussing plants.
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Keith Bradley kab_t_virginiana_0288
April Richland County SC
Riverwalk Park
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Keith Bradley kab_t_virginiana_3528
April Richland County SC
Randolph Cemetery
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_virginiana_1
April
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7410
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Bracts below the inflorescence often wider and longer than the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7410b
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Sepals densely pubescent (but not glandular-pubescent), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7411
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed; stamens free, filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7412
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves 15-35cm long, 5-12mm wide (narrower than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Kevin Adams kcatradescantiavirgin_28
May Rockingham County NC
Flowers in a terminal cluster, blue, purple, or occasionally white, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_rootsrec2
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
Root
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_srec2
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_srec3
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_srec4
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-03-003:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tradescantia brevicaulis
1523
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Look for it in nutrient-rich forests & woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
...Dry
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue
also pink or white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
6 fertile stamens (bearded)
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p270
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p137
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p180
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p120
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p419
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p159
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest p002
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p015
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p343
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p395