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Tradescantia hirsutiflora (Hairyflower spiderwort)
Smith, R.W.

Tradescantia hirsutiflora

Tradescantia hirsutiflora Bush

Hairyflower Spiderwort

Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)

Synonym(s): Tradescantia australis, Tradescantia discolor, Tradescantia eglandulosa

USDA Symbol: TRHI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to Charles I of England.

Tradescantia species will hybridize in just about any combination.

 

From the Image Gallery

7 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Margin: Entire
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Rarely white.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , OK , TX

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)

Benefit

Use Medicinal: Flowers edible and used for ailments.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Deer Resistant: No

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Pineywoods Native Plant Center - Nacogdoches, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0700 Collected Mar 24, 1994 in Bexar County by Mike Fox

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-1173 Collected 2008-05-29 in Harrison County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

Bibliography

Bibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 hirsutiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Tradescantia hirsutiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tradescantia hirsutiflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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