Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae (the spiderwort family). It is the type species of the genus Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. Common names include Virginia spiderwort, common spiderwort, lady's tears, and spider lily.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Virginia spiderwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tradescantia ernestiana
- Tradescantia bracteata
- Tradescantia gigantea
- Tradescantia ohiensis
- Tradescantia hirsutiflora
- Tradescantia subaspera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Commelinales
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
- Species
- Tradescantia virginiana
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