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Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tradescantia gigantea Rose. Common name: Giant Spiderwort. Phenology: Mar-May Habitat: Limestone soils. Distribution: N. LA and n. TX south to c. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA22, K4, NcTx, S13, Tx, Pellegrini (2017). Basionym: Tradescantia gigantea Rose 1897-1901 [1899]

Links to other floras: = Tradescantia gigantea - FNA22

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Tradescantia gigantea© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tradescantia gigantea© Bruce Sorrie
image #3 of Tradescantia gigantea© Bruce Sorrie
image #4 of Tradescantia gigantea© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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