Commelinaceae
Prairie spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Prairie spiderwort
- nv
- Áłchínítsoh
Synonyms
- Tradescantia occidentalis var. typica E.S.Anderson & Woodson
- Tradescantia virginiana var. occidentalis Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, 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.