Biology:Tradescantia subaspera
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Tradescantia
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| Near Natchez, Mississippi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. subaspera
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| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.
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Tradescantia subaspera, the zigzag spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae, native to the eastern United States.[3][2] Its zigzagging stems and wider leaves distinguish it from Tradescantia virginiana. It is recommended for shady naturalistic garden settings.[3] It has three petals which are violet-blue to purple in color.[3] Flowers bloom May to September.[4]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[2]
- Tradescantia subaspera var. montana (Shuttlew. ex Small & Vail) E.S.Anderson & Woodson
- Tradescantia subaspera var. subaspera
References
- ↑ NatureServe (30 June 2023). "Tradescantia subaspera". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138904/Tradescantia_subaspera.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:173481-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tradescantia subaspera". Missouri Botanical Garden. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m620.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=trsu2.
Wikidata ☰ Q15565840 entry
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