Tradescantia bracteata
| Tradescantia bracteata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. bracteata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia bracteata Small in Britton & A.Br. | |
Tradescantia bracteata, the longbract spiderwort,[1] or prairie spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia. It is native to the northern + central Great Plains and Mississippi Valley regions of the United States, from Arkansas + Oklahoma north to Minnesota + Montana, with a few isolated populations farther east.[2][3] It is grown for its purple flowers. It blooms from May to July in the US.[4]
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