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Tradescantia paludosa
Tradescantia paludosa E.S. Anderson & Woodson
Confederate Spiderwort
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Synonym(s): Tradescantia ohiensis var. paludosa
USDA Symbol: TRPA8
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BlueBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , LA , MS , TXNative Habitat: Alluvial bottoms and swamps, forests, roadsides, railroad rights-of-way, fields, ditches.
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 paludosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Tradescantia paludosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tradescantia paludosa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-10Research By: CBR