COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3925
catalog_number
3925
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3925_1200.Tra_bra1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3925_1200.Tra_bra1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3925
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3925
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Tradescantia bracteata Small
scientific_name
Tradescantia bracteata Small
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Commelinaceae
family
Commelinaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Tradescantia
genus
Tradescantia
Genus
false
Species:
bracteata
specific_epithet
bracteata
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Small
scientific_name_author
Small
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Montgomery
county
Montgomery
County
false
Locality:
Cherryvale, 1 mi E, 6.5 mi N. Upper reaches of Drum Creek along roadside.
locality
Cherryvale, 1 mi E, 6.5 mi N. Upper reaches of Drum Creek along roadside.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
5/10/1991
date_collected
5/10/1991
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for John Tradescant, 17th century English gardener for King Charles I
genus_name_meaning
Named for John Tradescant, 17th century English gardener for King Charles I
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
having bracts
species_name_meaning
having bracts
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Bracted spiderwort
common_names
Bracted spiderwort
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 2-4 dm
description
Height: 2-4 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are blue, purple, or rose and bloom from May to August.
description
Species description: Flowers are blue, purple, or rose and bloom from May to August.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect, rarely branching, perennial herb. Leaves are alternate, simple, and sheath the stems at the nodes.
description
Species description: Erect, rarely branching, perennial herb. Leaves are alternate, simple, and sheath the stems at the nodes.
Description
false
Description:
Similar species: This species is very difficult to distinguish from the prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth).
description
Similar species: This species is very difficult to distinguish from the prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth).
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies, moist areas, disturbed sites.
description
Habitat: Prairies, moist areas, disturbed sites.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the eastern two thirds of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the eastern two thirds of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Leaves and young stems can be eaten raw or cooked. Cooked with other food as seasoning.
description
Edible uses: Leaves and young stems can be eaten raw or cooked. Cooked with other food as seasoning.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Flowers can be used to produce blue dye used by Native Americans to decorate pottery and clothing. Dakota men used as love charm and would sing to the plant as a personification of the women they loved.
description
Other uses: Flowers can be used to produce blue dye used by Native Americans to decorate pottery and clothing. Dakota men used as love charm and would sing to the plant as a personification of the women they loved.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Grows best in somewhat dry, acidic, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soils.
description
Cultivation: Grows best in somewhat dry, acidic, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soils.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Division--in early fall or very early spring. Cuttings--of stems taken anytime during flowering stage.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Division--in early fall or very early spring. Cuttings--of stems taken anytime during flowering stage.
Description
false
Color:
Purple
color
Purple
Color
false
Color:
Blue
color
Blue
Color
false
Color:
Rose
color
Rose
Color
false