Commelinaceae
Longbract spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Longbract spiderwort, Prairie spiderwort, Sticky spiderwort
- Swedish
- Klibbhårig båtblomma
Synonyms
- Tradescantia bracteata f. albiflora J.W.Moore
- Tradescantia bracteata f. rosea J.W.Moore
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.