Spiderwort Inflorescence

Tradescantia virginica. “It is a native of the central and southern United States, and was early introduced into European gardens. The petals are very delicate and ephemeral; in the wild plant they are bllue, in cultivation variable in color, often reddish-violet.” -Whitney, 1889

1. Illustration of the inflorescence, complete flower head of a plant including stems, stalks, bracts, and flowers, of spiderwort. 2. Illustration of the lower part of the stem and the root of the Spiderwort.

Keywords

flowers, petals, Spiderwort, Inflorescence, wildflower, blue flower, reddish-violet, tradescantia virginica, wild flower

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Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5831

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