Tradescantia virginiana



Family Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
Subtribe Tradescantiinae
Scientific name Tradescantia virginiana L.
Synonyms Ephemerum congestum Moench; Tradescantia brevicaulis Rafinesque; Tradescantia congesta (Moench) D. Don; Tradescantia rupestris Rafinesque; Tradescantia speciosa Salisbury; Tradescantia virginiana L. var. alba Hooker ex Rafinesque; Tradescantia virginiana L. var. barbata Rafinesque
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-murasaki-tuyukusa (オオムラサキツユクサ, 大紫露草 [meaning: large purple tuyukusa (tuyukusa = Commelina communis)])
(English common name) Virginia spiderwort, widow's tears
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA
Habitat Field, roadside
Chromosomal number 2n=12, 24
Description Plants 50-100cm tall. Flowers purple or white, flowering in May to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
Note Naturalized plants.



May 2007
at open field
May 2007
at open field
May 2007
at open field



May 2007
at open field
May 2007
at open field