Virginia Spiderwort
Scientific Name:Tradescantia virginiana


NOTES: Flowers in May, blooming during the morning and closing later in the day.

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Virginia Spiderwort
Genus species: Tradescantia virginiana
Common Name: Virginia Spiderwort
Family Name: Commelinaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves alternate, simple, tapering to sheathing bases; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters, opening for only several hours; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec