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Tradescantia occidentalis var. melanthera
Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. melanthera MacRoberts
Prairie Spiderwort
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: TROCM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AR , LA , OK , TXNative Habitat: Prairies, plains, fields, thickets, woods, roadsides and along railroads, mostly in sandy or rocky soils.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Tradescantia occidentalis var. melanthera in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Tradescantia occidentalis var. melanthera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tradescantia occidentalis var. melanthera
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-29Research By: CBR