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 |