Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Tradescantia tharpii
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Catalog Number:
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7155
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.7155_1200.Tra_tha1.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7155
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Tradescantia tharpii
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Family:
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Commelinaceae
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Genus:
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Tradescantia
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Species:
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tharpii
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Scientific Name Author:
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E.S. Anderson & Woodson
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Ellsworth
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Locality:
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Carneiro, 0.5 mi S. Mushroom Rock State Park. Rolling, mixed-grass prairie along Alum Creek. In prairie near Mushroom Rock.
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Physiographic Province:
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Smoky Hills
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Associated Plant Community:
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Mixed-grass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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4/24/1995
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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Named for John Tradescant, 17th century English gardener for King Charles I
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Common Names:
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Shortstem spiderwort
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Common Names:
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Tharp's spiderwort
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 1-2 dm
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Description:
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Species description: Flowers are purplish-blue or rose and bloom from April to May.
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Description:
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Species description: Short, erect perennial herb with rarely branching stems. Stems and leaves covered with soft, distinct, hairs.
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies and open woods, especially in clay or rocky soils.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Primarily in the central part of the state.
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Description:
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Cultivation: Grows best in sandy soil.
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Description:
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Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Cuttings--of stems taken anytime during flowering stage.
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Color:
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Rose
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Color:
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Purplish-blue
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