Virginia spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

''Tradescantia virginiana'' is a species of ''Tradescantia'' native to the eastern United States. Spiderwort is commonly grown in gardens and many garden spiderworts seem to be hybrids of ''T. virginiana'' and other ''Tradescantia'' species.
Virginia Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana Violet flowers with 3 large petals. Yellow, hairy stamens in a terminal cluster above long, narrow leaf-like bracts. Leaves are long and folded lengthwise, forming a channel. The flowers of this plant only open in the morning, after which the petals then wilt and turn into a jelly-like fluid. The hairs on the stamens consist of a chain of thin-walled cells, which are interesting to examine under a microscope because the flowing cytoplasm and nucleus can easily be seen. Spotted in a large, sandy meadow. Geotagged,Spring,Tradescantia virginiana,United States,Virginia Spiderwort,Virginia spiderwort,flower,purple,purple flower,spiderwort

Appearance

''Tradescantia virginiana'' is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on tubular stems. The flowers are blue, purple, or white, borne in summer.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusTradescantia
SpeciesT. virginiana
Photographed in
Macedonia
United States of America