Tradescantia paludosa E.S. Anderson & Woodson. Common name: Swamp Spiderwort, Confederate Spiderwort. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Swamps and bottomlands. Distribution: Coastal Plain of MS and LA west to TX and c. and sw. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA22, K4, Anderson & Woodson (1935), Tucker (1989); = Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. var. paludosa (E.S.Anderson & Woodson) MacRoberts. Basionym: Tradescantia paludosa E.S.Anderson & Woodson 1935
Links to other floras: = Tradescantia paludosa - FNA22
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Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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