Scientific or common name:

Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson

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COMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson
Rank: variety

Images of Tradescantia subaspera var. montana

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Common names

U.S. name: Zigzag spiderwort

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Tradescantia montana Shuttlw. ex Britton

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:

1) Tradescantia albiflora Kunth 2) Tradescantia anomala Torr. 3) Tradescantia australis Bush 4) Tradescantia bicolor L'Hér. 5) Tradescantia bracteata Small 6) Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf. 7) Tradescantia brevifolia (Torr.) Rose 8) Tradescantia buckleyi (I.M. Johnst.) D.R. Hunt 9) Tradescantia canaliculata Raf. 10) Tradescantia congesta (Moench) D. Don 11) Tradescantia cordifolia Sw. 12) Tradescantia crassifolia Cav. 13) Tradescantia crassula Link & Otto 14) Tradescantia discolor L'Hér. 15) Tradescantia discolor Raf., non L'Hér. 16) Tradescantia edwardsiana Tharp 17) Tradescantia eglandulosa Bush 18) Tradescantia elongata G. Mey. 19) Tradescantia ernestiana E.S. Anderson & Woodson 20) Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. 21) Tradescantia foliosa Small 22) Tradescantia geniculata Jacq. 23) Tradescantia gigantea Rose 24) Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small 25) Tradescantia hirsutiflora Bush 26) Tradescantia humilis Rose 27) Tradescantia incarnata Small 28) Tradescantia leiandra Torr. 29) Tradescantia leiandra Torr. var. brevifolia Torr. 30) Tradescantia leiandra Torr. var. glandulosa (Correll) Gandhi 31) Tradescantia leiandra Torr. var. leiandra 32) Tradescantia longifolia Small 33) Tradescantia longipes E.S. Anderson & Woodson 34) Tradescantia micrantha Torr. 35) Tradescantia monandra Sw. 36) Tradescantia montana Shuttlw. ex Britton 37) Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth 38) Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. melanthera MacRoberts 39) Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. occidentalis 40) Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. scopulorum (Rose) E.S. Anderson & Woodson 41) Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth var. typica E.S. Anderson & Woodson 42) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. 43) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. var. foliosa (Small) MacRoberts 44) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. var. paludosa (E.S. Anderson & Woodson) MacRoberts 45) Tradescantia ozarkana E.S. Anderson & Woodson 46) Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R. Hunt 47) Tradescantia paludosa E.S. Anderson & Woodson 48) Tradescantia pedicellata Celarier 49) Tradescantia pendula (Schinz) D.R. Hunt 50) Tradescantia pilosa Lehm. 51) Tradescantia pinetorum Greene 52) Tradescantia reflexa Raf. 53) Tradescantia reverchonii Bush 54) Tradescantia rosea Vent. 55) Tradescantia rosea Vent. var. graminea (Small) E.S. Anderson & Woodson 56) Tradescantia rosea Vent. var. ornata (Small) E.S. Anderson & Woodson 57) Tradescantia roseolens Small 58) Tradescantia rupestris Raf. 59) Tradescantia scopulorum Rose 60) Tradescantia spathacea Sw. 61) Tradescantia speciosa Salisb. 62) Tradescantia subacaulis Bush 63) Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. 64) Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson 65) Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. subaspera 66) Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. typica E.S. Anderson & Woodson 67) Tradescantia texana Bush 68) Tradescantia tharpii E.S. Anderson & Woodson 69) Tradescantia virginiana L. 70) Tradescantia virginiana L. var. alba Hook. ex Raf. 71) Tradescantia virginiana L. var. barbata Raf. 72) Tradescantia wrightii Rose & Bush 73) Tradescantia wrightii Rose & Bush var. glandulopubescens B.L. Turner 74) Tradescantia wrightii Rose & Bush var. wrightii 75) Tradescantia x andersoniana W. Ludwig & Rohweder 76) Tradescantia x diffusa Bush (pro sp.) 77) Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw. 78) Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, NC, NY, SC, TN, VA, WV)


Map for Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. var. montana (Shuttlw. ex Britton) E.S. Anderson & Woodson
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Commelinaceae)
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1) Aneilema 2) Aploleia (roseling) 3) Athyrocarpus (dayflower) 4) Callisia (roseling) 5) Campelia (spiderwort) 6) Commelina (dayflower) 7) Commelinantia (tinantia) 8) Commelinopsis (dayflower) 9) Cuthbertia (roseling) 10) Ephemerum (spiderwort) 11) Gibasis (bridalveil) 12) Hapalanthus (roseling) 13) Leiandra (roseling) 14) Murdannia 15) Phaeosphaerion (dayflower) 16) Phyodina (roseling) 17) Rectanthera (roseling) 18) Rhoeo (spiderwort) 19) Setcreasea (spiderwort) 20) Spironema (roseling) 21) Tinantia 22) Tradescantella (roseling) 23) Tradescantia (spiderwort) 24) Tripogandra 25) Zebrina

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Common names (Tradescantia)
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1) (no name) 2) Bluejacket (Tradescantia ohiensis) 3) Boatlily (Tradescantia spathacea) 4) Buckley's spiderwort (Tradescantia buckleyi) 5) Canyon spiderwort (Tradescantia leiandra) 6) Cohitre blanco (Tradescantia zanonia) 7) Cojite morado (Tradescantia monandra) 8) Confederate spiderwort (Tradescantia paludosa) 9) Edwards Plateau spiderwort (Tradescantia pedicellata) 10) Ernest's spiderwort (Tradescantia ernestiana) 11) Florida roseling (Tradescantia cordifolia) 12) Florida scrub roseling (Tradescantia rosea var. ornata) 13) Giant spiderwort (Tradescantia gigantea) 14) Grassleaf roseling (Tradescantia rosea var. graminea) 15) Hairyflower spiderwort (Tradescantia hirsutiflora) 16) Hairystem spiderwort (Tradescantia hirsuticaulis) 17) Inchplant (Tradescantia zebrina) 18) Leatherleaf spiderwort (Tradescantia crassifolia) 19) Littleflower roseling (Tradescantia micrantha) 20) Longbract spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) 21) Longleaf spiderwort (Tradescantia roseolens) 22) Ozark spiderwort (Tradescantia ozarkana) 23) Piedmont roseling (Tradescantia rosea) 24) Pinewoods spiderwort (Tradescantia pinetorum) 25) Pink Trinity (Tradescantia elongata) 26) Plateau spiderwort (Tradescantia edwardsiana) 27) Prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) 28) Purple queen (Tradescantia pallida) 29) Reverchon's spiderwort (Tradescantia reverchonii) 30) Small-leaf spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis) 31) Stemless spiderwort (Tradescantia subacaulis) 32) Succulent spiderwort (Tradescantia crassula) 33) Tahitian bridalveil (Tradescantia geniculata) 34) Texas spiderwort (Tradescantia humilis) 35) Tharp's spiderwort (Tradescantia tharpii) 36) Trans-Pecos spiderwort (Tradescantia brevifolia) 37) Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) 38) Widowstears (Tradescantia anomala) 39) Wild crocus (Tradescantia longipes) 40) Wright's spiderwort (Tradescantia wrightii) 41) Zigzag spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera)

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More species:
1) Tradescantia texana Bush [140]
2) Tradescantia virginiana L. [1939]
3) Tradescantia virginiana L. var. alba Hook. ex Raf. [142]
4) Tradescantia x andersoniana W. Ludwig & Rohweder [608]
5) Tragia amblyodonta (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm. [295]
6) Tragia macrocarpa Willd. [146]
7) Tragia ramosa Torr. var. leptophylla Torr. [136]
8) Tragopogon dubius Scop. ssp. major (Jacq.) Voll. [136]
9) Tragopogon pratensis L. [589]
10) Trapa natans L. var. natans [141]

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