Tradescantia hirsuticaulis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Commelinaceae
Family (Traditional)	Commelinaceae
Genus	Tradescantia
Species:	Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small
Common Name	Hairystem Spiderwort
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Giles (TN), Hickman (TN), Lawrence (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BRIT157702		Tennessee	VDB Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
HTTU006670		Tennessee	HTTU Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
UCHT037978	Lawrence	Tennessee	UCHT Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
APSC0054143	Giles	Tennessee	APSC Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
UCHT037976	Hickman	Tennessee	UCHT Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
TENN-V-0063301	Lawrence	Tennessee	TENN Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
APSC0037870	Giles	Tennessee	APSC Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
BRIT157703		Tennessee	VDB Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
BRIT157701		Tennessee	VDB Tradescantia hirsuticaulis

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Tradescantia hirsuticaulis

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