Commelinaceae
Dwarf spiderwort
Tradescantia longipes
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf spiderwort, Wild crocus
Flowers
- In flower
- April (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Conway Hawn, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: pamelabarnabee, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conway Hawn, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Conway Hawn, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justine Kandra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.