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Spiderwort

Tradescantia spp

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Narrow, grass like, succulent leaves up to 15" long, creased along center rib and clasping the stem.

The flowers are three-petaled blue to lavender, 1" flowers with yellow stamens, tightly clustered at the tips of smooth, leafy stems.

Habitat:

A cluster of these plants were growing along the edge of the woods.

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PublishedJune 4, 2014

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