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Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Lovely bluish purple flowers on grass-like stems. Spiderwort by the absence of conspicuous hairs on the flowering stems near the inflorescence, and the greyish or bluish appearance of the thin leaves. It also tends to be taller and more spindly in appearance than other species of Spiderwort, and has smaller bracts subtending the inflorescence.The leaves and stems are reported to be edible – fresh or cooked.

Habitat:

Native to much of the eastern United States.
Its native range extends north to Wisconsin, Michigan, and slightly into Ontario, west to Texas and Kansas, south to Florida, and northeast to Massachusetts.

Notes:

Spotted growing near the road on top of Kennesaw Mountain.

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