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Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tradescantia paludosa E.S. Anderson & Woodson. Common name: Swamp Spiderwort, Confederate Spiderwort. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Swamps and bottomlands. Distribution: Coastal Plain of Mississippi and Louisiana west to Texas and c. and sw. Arkansas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA22, K1, K4, NS, Anderson & Woodson (1935), Tucker (1989); = n/a — S, WH3; = Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. var. paludosa (E.S.Anderson & Woodson) MacRoberts; < Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. — POWO. Basionym: Tradescantia paludosa E.S.Anderson & Woodson 1935

Links to other floras: = Tradescantia paludosa - FNA22

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