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Tradescantia virginiana


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Tradescantia virginiana
  • Scientific Name: Tradescantia virginiana
  • Common Name: Virginia spiderwort
  • Symbol: TRVI
  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Tradescantia
  • Family: Commelinaceae
  • Family Common Name: Spiderwort family
  • Order: Commelinales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
  • Flower Color: Blue
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit Color: Black
  • Fruit Color: Black
  • Edible: No
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    flower shading detail, stem and leaf


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  • Scientific Name: Tradescantia virginiana
  • Common Name(s): Virginia spiderwort
  • Edible: no
  • Medicinal: yes
  • Parts Used: root, leaf


  • your_comforting_company
    18 Jan, 2010

    3 petaled showy flowers pale blue to lavender, gently cup-shaped. Long grasslike leaves clasp upright stem in a sheath.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
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    flower shading detail, stem and leaf


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