Tradescantia virginiana

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Species Distribution Map
Family:COMMELINACEAE
Species:Tradescantia virginiana L.
Common Name:Virginia Spiderwort
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Virginia Spiderwort is a native perennial in the Spiderwort family (Commelinaceae). It is found throughout Alabama, but is most common in the northern half of the state. Virginia Spiderwort is found in mesic hardwood forests, in alluvial woods and along streams, in fields, and on roadsides. It is a perennial with a fibrous root system. The roots are thick and fleshy. Stems are erect and from 1-2 feet in height. The stems are succulent, unbranched, glabrous, and green in color. When broken, the stems emit a clear mucilaginous sap. The leaves are sessile and spirally arranged. The leaf sheath when opened and flattened is equal to or wider than the leaf blade. Leaf sheaths are glabrous except for long hairs along their margins. The leaves are linear lanceolate in outline, glabrous or puberulent, with long cilia on the margins near the base. Flowers are produced in terminal umbels of long pedicillate flowers that are subtended by two leaf-like bracts. The pedicels are pilose or puberulent. Each flower has 3 green sepals and 3 blue petals. The sepals are long pilose on their outer surface. The 6 stamens have bearded filaments. The flowers last for one day or less on hot sunny days. The fruit is a capsule. Virginia Spiderwort is available from nurseries. It can also be grown from cuttings or large clumps can be separated. Virginia Spiderwort prefers a moist, organic soil with partial sun to full shade. Plants can become weedy in the garden.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCOMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family
Genus Tradescantia
Species Tradescantia virginiana L. - Virginia Spiderwort

Citation

Citation Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 288. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Type not designated.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Tradescantia brevicaulis    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1943 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU106864 Calhoun 08 Apr 1993 House, Russell
26		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0002952 Monroe 13 May 2015 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5744		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108220 Cleburne 8 Apr 1970 Sims, Janet D.
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108217 Clay 11 Apr 1980 Whetstone, R. David
9801		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108215 Calhoun 6 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
264		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106874 Cleburne 15 Jun 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
706		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108097 Marshall 13 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1336		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_70891 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1393		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
JSU108089 Etowah 18 Mar 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
912		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0054389 Greene 07 Apr 2021 Keener, Brian R.
12147		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU108216 Calhoun 15 Mar 1956 Hampton, Bill
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41131 Cherokee 1 Apr 1972 Hale, A.R.
008		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_13270 Cleburne 16 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
USAM000004046 Mobile 12 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7034		 USAM
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_64731 Mobile 25 Mar 1973 Taylor, John
12721		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
AMAL00019503 Dallas 15 Mar 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
108		 AMAL
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU108174 Jackson 24 Oct 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
758		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000043703 Montgomery 10 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27308		 TROY
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108096 Jefferson 2 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8029		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108218 Clay 10 Apr 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1639		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108091 Etowah 13 Mar 1967 Sanford, N.
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00054165 Blount 28 Mar 1998 Keener, Brian R.
531		 UNA
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU108093 Jackson 1 May 1975 Durham, Steven D.
325		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000042314 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1716		 TROY
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106880 Jefferson 11 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1439		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
USAM000004045 Mobile 23 Mar 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7456		 USAM
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0001622 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1716		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108219 Cleburne 1 Apr 1979 Hogue, Susan
23		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108098 Shelby 16 Apr 1973 Kral, Robert
49674		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0045643 Madison 20 Mar 2019 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana L.
USAM000004044 Mobile s.d. Lott, Bob
s.n.		 USAM
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106889 Marshall 05 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1309		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108092 Franklin 3 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8142		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106854 Blount 15 May 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106888 Madison 24 Apr 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
195		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0006428 Jefferson 23 Mar 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6097		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00036721 Tuscaloosa 24 Apr 1963 Howell, Wm. Mike
s.n.		 UNA
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU108094 Jefferson 2 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8027		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00036731 DeKalb 24 Apr 1987 Bowers, Frank D.
13237		 UNA
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU106876 Etowah 14 Apr 1955 Dyar, Bob
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_38937 Lowndes 7 Apr 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
359		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
JSU108099 Shelby 4 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16317		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001248 Jefferson 26 Apr 2001 Haveman, Jason
10		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_30450 Lowndes 4 Apr 1971 Tatum, E.M.
020		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
JSU106898 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8109		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001250 Mobile 23 Sep 1989 Green, LeAnne
40		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000024784 Chilton 10 Apr 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15108		 TROY
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108095 Jefferson 2 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8027		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106862 Calhoun 10 Apr 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
64		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108087 Talladega 21 Mar 1967 Reynolds, Jane
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0007711 Mobile 31 Mar 2007 Wilson, Tiffany
112		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0025347 Marengo 12 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU106882 Jefferson 09 Apr 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1386		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000033939 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1393		 TROY
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001245 Blount 22 Apr 1956 Avery, J.C.
s.n.		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0002735 Marengo 10 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1393		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106886 Limestone 17 Apr 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
393		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001249 Tuscaloosa 12 Apr 1966 Owings, Tom
41		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106863 Calhoun 10 Apr 1992 Bailey, D.S.
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
ALNHS00003459 Lee 11 Sep 2015 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-30		 ALNHS
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU108088 DeKalb 15 Apr 1956 Ramsey, Jane
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0007539 Blount 18 Apr 2010 Carroll, Katie
36		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0032985 Montgomery 10 Apr 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27308		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108100 Talladega 3 Apr 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1350		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00036738 DeKalb 21 Apr 1943 Harper, Roland M.
3920		 UNA
Tradescantia virginiana L.
SAMF0001247 Shelby 13 Apr 2002 Bowles, Mollie E.
11		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_63600 Lee 1 Apr 2004 Ballard, D.M.
417		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
JSU108090 Etowah 7 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1082		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58720 Clay 12 Apr 1981 Causey, Ann S.
2116		 AUA
Tradescantia Virginiana L.
SAMF0001246 Cherokee 19 Apr 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4256		 SAMF
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106890 Marshall 05 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1290		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106892 St. Clair 12 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13197		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU108214 Calhoun 6 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
264		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
JSU106850 Calhoun 06 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
264		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0037130 Jefferson 23 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14559		 UWAL
Tradescantia virginiana L.
UNA00036744 DeKalb 28 Apr 1979 Wiersema, John H.
596		 UNA
Tradescantia virginiana L.
JSU106865 Calhoun 02 Apr 1967 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.		 JSU
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
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