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Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)
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Other common names: Trinity
Native
Family:
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort)
Height: 0.65 to 2 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 2 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 3 parts
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 6/1/2003
Notes:
Distinctive yellow antlers atop purple stamens.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
