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Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.

Zigzag spiderwort; Tradescantia montana Shuttlw ex Britton; Broad-Leaved Spiderwort

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Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.
zigzag spiderwort

       
Symbol:   TRSU2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Commelinaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Related Taxa:
Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae , 33 species in Tradescantia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson. . Image Available.
Tradescantia subaspera var. montana
zigzag spiderwort
Distribution of Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. subaspera. . Image Available.
Tradescantia subaspera var. subaspera
zigzag spiderwort
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Classification:
Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Commelinales
Family Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus Tradescantia L. – spiderwort
Species Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. – zigzag spiderwort
 

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Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39176.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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