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Tradescantia ernestiana

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Tradescantia ernestiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
T. ernestiana
Binomial name
Tradescantia ernestiana

Tradescantia ernestiana, commonly called Ernest's spiderwort,[1] is a species of plant in the dayflower family that is native mainly to the interior highlands of the United States with a disjunct population in Alabama.[2]

It is a perennial that produces purple or blue flowers in the spring on herbaceous stems.[3]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia ernestiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tradescantia ernestiana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
  3. ^ "Tradescantia ernestiana". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 29 March 2020.