Tradescantia bracteata

Tradescantia bracteata
Tradescantia bracteata
Tradescantia bracteata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
T. bracteata
Binomial name
Tradescantia bracteata

Tradescantia bracteata, the longbract spiderwort,[1] or prairie spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia. It is native to the northern and central Great Plains and Mississippi Valley regions of the United States, from Arkansas and Oklahoma north to Minnesota and Montana, with a few isolated populations farther east.[2][3] It is grown for its purple flowers. It blooms from May to July in the US.[4] A protected population of the species is found in the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area.

References

  1. ^ NRCS. "Tradescantia bracteata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tradescantia bracteata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ "Tradescantia bracteata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. ^ Gardening Help, Missouri Botanical Garden


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