Tradescantia virginiana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Tradescantia
Sectio: T. sect. Tradescantia
Series: T. ser. Tradescantia
Species: Tradescantia virginiana
Name

Tradescantia virginiana L., Sp. Pl.: 288 (1753).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Tradescantia virginica L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 975 (1759).
Tradescantia cristata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 117 (1788), nom. illeg.
Ephemerum congestum Moench, Methodus: 238 (1794).
Tradescantia speciosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 216 (1796).
Tradescantia elata G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 16: t. 1513 (1829).
Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1175 (1830).
Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
Tradescantia divaricata Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 148 (1832).
Tradescantia flexuosa Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
Tradescantia rupestris Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 158 (1835).
Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 17 (1837).
Tradescantia axillaris Raf., New Fl. 2: 87 (1837), nom. illeg.
Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf., New Fl. 2: 87 (1837).
Tradescantia barbata Raf., New Fl. 2: 85 (1837).
Tradescantia caricifolia Hook., Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3546 (1837).
Tradescantia levigata Raf., New Fl. 2: 85 (1837).
Tradescantia pumila Raf., New Fl. 2: 86 (1837).
Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 159 (1838).
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon, Hort. Brit., Suppl. 3: 650 (1839).
Tradescantia ciliata Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 81. 1843, nom. illeg. hom. – non Tradescantia ciliata Blume, Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg: 61. 1823.
Tradescantia crinigera Nees, Linnaea 19: 700 (1847).
Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl., Linnaea 25: 186 (1852).
Tradescantia splendens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 334 (1859).
Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk., Flora 49: 215 (1866).
Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), pro syn.
Tradescantia glabra C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), not validly publ.
Tradescantia trachyloma C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), pro syn.
Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 291 (1881).
Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 291 (1881).
Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168 (1883).
Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168 (1883).
Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 125 (1890).
Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 125 (1890).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama; Arkansas; California; Connecticut; Delaware; France; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Italy; Kentucky; Louisiana; Madeira; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Mississippi; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; North Caucasus; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin
Continental: Southern America
Regional:Caribbean
Cuba

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 288. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia virginiana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tradescantia virginiana. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia virginiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 31.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tradescantia virginiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: Virginia spiderwort
Nederlands: eendagsbloem

Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort,[1] is the type species of Tradescantia native to the eastern United States. Commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines, there are 75 species of Tradescantia, such as Tradescantia ohiensis, the Bluejacket which closely resembles Virginia spiderwort and is the most common and widely distributed species of Tradescantia in North America.[2]

Description

Tradescantia virginiana is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on tubular stems. The flowers are blue, purple, magenta, or white, borne in summer.
Cultivation

Tradescantia virginiana is a perennial forb/herb. It likes most moist soils but can adapt to drier garden soils. Plants may be propagated from seed but they are more easily started from cuttings or divisions.
Range

Tradescantia virginiana is found in eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to northern South Carolina and Alabama, and north to Ontario, Vermont, and Michigan. Much of the northern range, however, may represent garden escapes rather than indigenous wild populations.[3]
Plant
Flower
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia virginiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia ohiensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
"9. Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus". Flora of North America.