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Tradescantia occidentalis var. scopulorum
Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. scopulorum (Rose) E.S. Anderson & Woodson
Prairie Spiderwort
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Synonym(s): Tradescantia scopulorum
USDA Symbol: TROCS
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BlueBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , UTNative Habitat: Moist canyons and stream banks.
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. scopulorum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Tradescantia occidentalis var. scopulorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tradescantia occidentalis var. scopulorum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-29Research By: CBR