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Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.

Bluejacket (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Tradescantia

Characteristics

Herbs, erect or ascending, rarely rooting at nodes. Stems 15--115 cm; internodes glabrous or occasionally pilose, glaucous. Leaves spirally arranged, sessile, forming acute angle with stem, arcuate; blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 5--45 ´ 0.4--4.5 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), apex acuminate, glaucous, usually glabrous, sometimes pilose near sheath. Inflorescences terminal and often axillary; bracts foliaceous. Flowers distinctly pedicillate; pedicels 0.7--3 cm, glabrous; sepals glaucous, 4--15 mm, glabrous or with apical tuft of eglandular hairs; petals distinct, deep blue to rose, rarely white, broadly ovate, not clawed, 0.8--2 cm; stamens free; filaments bearded. Capsules 4--6 mm. Seeds 2--3 mm. 2n = 12, 24.
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Stem slender, straight or nearly so, often branched, 4–10 dm, glabrous and glaucous; lvs narrowly linear, flat, firm, glabrous, glaucous, usually under 1 cm wide, conspicuously dilated into a sheath; cymes solitary, terminating the stem and branches; pedicels 7–25 cm, glabrous; sep glaucous, 8–12 mm, often red-margined, glabrous throughout or occasionally minutely pilose with eglandular hairs at the tip; pet blue or rose (white), 1–2 cm; 2n=12, 24. Meadows, thickets, and prairies; Mass. to Minn., s. to Fla. and Tex., commonest in the Middle West. (T. barbata; T. canaliculata; T. reflexa)
A creeping herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.6
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves and stems are eaten raw in salads or cooked as a potherb. The flowers have been eaten candied.
Uses environmental use potherb
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 57 - 62
Germination temperacture (C°) 8 - 12
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Images

Habit

Tradescantia ohiensis habit picture by Joshua Kuykendall (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis habit picture by Aaron Harp (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis habit picture by Eli Small (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tradescantia ohiensis leaf picture by L Havok (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis leaf picture by Robert Breeding (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis leaf picture by Cameron Waibel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tradescantia ohiensis flower picture by Jessica Harrington (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis flower picture by Riley L (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis flower picture by Dizzy77 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Tradescantia ohiensis fruit picture by Jenn Mackert (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia ohiensis fruit picture by richard burger (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tradescantia ohiensis world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:173408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000589305
COL ID 7CM72
BDTFX ID 68673
INPN ID 126949
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tradescantia foliosa Tradescantia paludosa Tradescantia reflexa Tradescantella incarnata Tradescantia canaliculata Tradescantia incarnata Tradescantia canaliculata f. albiflora Tradescantia canaliculata f. lesteri Tradescantia canaliculata f. mariae Tradescantia ohiensis f. pilosa Tradescantia reflexa f. albiflora Tradescantia reflexa f. lesteri Tradescantia reflexa f. mariae Tradescantia difformis Tradescantia riparia Tradescantia ohiensis var. paludosa Tradescantia reflexa var. eloiseana Tradescantia ohiensis
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