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Common Name:
Piedmont Roseling, Common Roseling
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cuthbertia rosea FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Callisia rosea FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia rosea var. rosea 038-03-001a FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands
Common in GA & SC (uncommon to rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Roseling, Pink Spiderwort, Slender Roseling
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cuthbertia graminea FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Callisia graminea FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia rosea var. graminea 038-03-001b FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Zigzag Spiderwort, Wide-leaved Spiderwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Tradescantia subaspera FAMILY: Commelinaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Tradescantia subaspera var. subaspera FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia subaspera 038-03-002 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands and forests, hammocks
Common (uncommon in NC Piedmont) (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Spiderwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tradescantia virginiana FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tradescantia virginiana FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia virginiana 038-03-003 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Nutrient-rich forests and woodlands
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Spiderwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tradescantia hirsutiflora FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tradescantia hirsutiflora FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Spiderwort, Ohio Spiderwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tradescantia ohiensis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tradescantia ohiensis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia ohiensis 038-03-004 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and forests, alluvial bottoms, disturbed areas, roadsides
Common (partly because of naturalization from cultivation)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Spiderwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tradescantia hirsuticaulis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tradescantia hirsuticaulis FAMILY: Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tradescantia hirsuticaulis 038-03-005 FAMILY: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands, and rock outcrops (especially granitic flatrocks and domes)
Common in NC-SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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