Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis Goodd.

Prairie spiderwort (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Tradescantia > Tradescantia occidentalis

Characteristics

Stems 5--90 cm. Leaves: blade 5--50 ´ 0.2--3 cm. Flowers: pedicels 0.8--3 cm, glandular-puberulent, rarely nearly glabrous; sepals 4--11 mm, glandular-puberulent, rarely nearly glabrous; petals bright blue to rose or magenta, 1.2--1.6 cm. 2n = 12, 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170057-1
WFO ID wfo-0000589301
COL ID 7N3GY
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Synonyms

Tradescantia laramiensis Tradescantia ramifera Tradescantia universitatis Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis Tradescantia ramifera var. chandonnetii Tradescantia vaginata