Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
INCLUDED WITHIN
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Spiderwort
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JK Marlow jkm100313_071
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Leaf blades of upper leaves are not constricted to a subpetiolar sheath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_073
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Sepals eglandular-villous, green, not inflated-turgid, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
INCLUDED WITHIN
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
2722
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Look for it in longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, 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.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/Rose
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
6 fertile stamens (bearded)
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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