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Tradescantia subaspera var. montana

Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson

Zigzag Spiderwort

Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)

Synonym(s): Tradescantia montana

USDA Symbol: TRSUM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Light to dark blue, rarely white.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , IL , KY , LA , MS , NC , NY , SC , TN , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Rich woods along streams and on slopes and bluffs, less commonly dry woods, roadsides, fields or along railroads.

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 subaspera var. montana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Tradescantia subaspera var. montana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tradescantia subaspera var. montana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-29
Research By: CBR

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