COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
7153
catalog_number
7153
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.7153_1200.Tra_tha2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.7153_1200.Tra_tha2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7153
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7153
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 tharpii
scientific_name
Tradescantia tharpii
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Commelinaceae
family
Commelinaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Tradescantia
genus
Tradescantia
Genus
false
Species:
tharpii
specific_epithet
tharpii
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
E.S. Anderson & Woodson
scientific_name_author
E.S. Anderson & Woodson
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Ellsworth
county
Ellsworth
County
false
Locality:
Carneiro, 0.5 mi S. Mushroom Rock State Park. Rolling, mixed-grass prairie along Alum Creek. In prairie near Mushroom Rock.
locality
Carneiro, 0.5 mi S. Mushroom Rock State Park. Rolling, mixed-grass prairie along Alum Creek. In prairie near Mushroom Rock.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Smoky Hills
physiographic_province
Smoky Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Mixed-grass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Mixed-grass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
4/24/1995
date_collected
4/24/1995
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
Common Names:
Shortstem spiderwort
common_names
Shortstem spiderwort
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Tharp's spiderwort
common_names
Tharp's spiderwort
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-2 dm
description
Height: 1-2 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are purplish-blue or rose and bloom from April to May.
description
Species description: Flowers are purplish-blue or rose and bloom from April to May.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Short, erect perennial herb with rarely branching stems. Stems and leaves covered with soft, distinct, hairs.
description
Species description: Short, erect perennial herb with rarely branching stems. Stems and leaves covered with soft, distinct, hairs.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies and open woods, especially in clay or rocky soils.
description
Habitat: Prairies and open woods, especially in clay or rocky soils.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the central part of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the central part of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Grows best in sandy soil.
description
Cultivation: Grows best in sandy soil.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Cuttings--of stems taken anytime during flowering stage.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Cuttings--of stems taken anytime during flowering stage.
Description
false
Color:
Rose
color
Rose
Color
false
Color:
Purplish-blue
color
Purplish-blue
Color
false