Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
2722
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/Rose
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
6 fertile stamens (bearded)
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p050
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p372
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