Ohio Spiderwort

Synonyms:   Bluejacket

Scientific Name:   Tradescantia ohiensis


Flowers bloom during the morning and close later in the day. Bluish, alternate leaves.

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Ohio Spiderwort

Genus species: Tradescantia ohiensis
Common Names: Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket
Family Name: Commelinaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves alternate, simple, tapering to sheathing bases; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters, opening for only several hours; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Polinator Garden
Months in Bloom:  
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