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Western Spiderwort
Western Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Western Spiderwort is a tall, wild plant with delicate, feathery leaves and small, colorful flowers that bloom in the summer. It is native to the western Great Plains, but is considered a threatened species in Canada.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Tradescantia
Species
Tradescantia occidentalis