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Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tradescantia bracteata Small. Common name: Prairie Spiderwort, Sticky Spiderwort. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Mesic upland prairies. Distribution: S. Michigan Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana south to s. Indiana, s. Illinois, s. Missouri, w. Arkansas, s. Oklahoma, w. Kansas, and e. Wyoming.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, POWO, S13, Pellegrini (2017). Basionym: Tradescantia bracteata Small 1898

Links to other floras: = Tradescantia bracteata - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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