Tradescantia ernestiana

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
(E.S. Anderson & Woodson)

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] The plant is also found in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma.[3]

Ernest's Spiderwort exhibiting characteristic clumping behavior.

It is a perennial that produces purple or blue flowers in the spring on herbaceous stems.[4]

References

  1. ^ NRCS. "Tradescantia ernestiana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Kartesz, John T. (2020). "Tradescantia ernestiana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
  3. ^ "Know Your Natives – Ernest's Spidewort". Arkansas Native Plant Society. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tradescantia ernestiana". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 29 March 2020.


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