Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 038-03-003:
Tradescantia virginiana
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia virginiana
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tradescantia brevicaulis
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Spiderwort
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Jim Fanning jcf_spiderwort
April Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaves 15-35cm long, 5-12mm wide (narrower than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_virginiana_2
April
Petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed; stamens free, filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_t_virginiana_spiderwt
April
Bracts below the inflorescence often wider and longer than the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_rootsrec2
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
Root
Patrick D. McMillan pdmtvirginiana_srec4b
May Richland County SC
Sandhills Recreation Center
Sepals densely pubescent (but not glandular-pubescent), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.