Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Tradescantia tharpii
Tradescantia tharpii E.S. Anderson & Woodson
Tharp's Spiderwort, Dwarf Spiderwort
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
USDA Symbol: TRTHUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Tradescantia tharpii
Tharp Spiderwort
Commelinaceae
Location: On limestone hill 100 m of Harry Wurzbach Dr & 60 m S of S Oakwell Farms Pky--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Damp, shaded, shallow humus over limestone, large colony among Poaceae.
Description: Sub-succulent perennial w/ascending branches from short fleshy & fiberous roots. Stems to 30 cm. Internodes to 5 cm. Leaves membranaceous, green, linear-lanceolate, long acuminate. Bracts not saccate, blades well developed. Sepals concave, eglandular-pubescent throughout. Petals purple, orbicular.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Mar 27, 1994
Specimen number: 552
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0838
Accession Date: Jul 26, 1994
Accession Number: 63
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)