Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. occidentalis . Common name: Prairie Spiderwort. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Prairies, forests. Distribution: WI west to MT, south to e. LA, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico (SON).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA22, NY; Tradescantia virginiana L. var. occidentalis Britton; < Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth — ETx1, F, GrPl, K4, Mex, NcTx, S13, Tx, Pellegrini (2017); > Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. melanthera MacRoberts. Basionym: Tradescantia virginiana L. var. occidentalis Britton 1896
Links to other floras: = Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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