Missouri Plants Spiderwort   (Tradescantia ohiensis) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Monocot: Spiderwort (Commelinaceae) Native North American Plant Habitat: wet soil areas. ID Features: grass-like leaves and dark purple flowers. Natural History: Spiderwort has long strap-like leaves with purple flowers carried atop long stems. It is a native plant that grows in a large variety of soil types and light conditions The flowers have spiderweb-like hairs.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.