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Tradescantia subaspera
3 blue/purple petals which are more or less equal in size. The yellow anthers are atop a relatively long filaments, which are hairy, giving a fuzzy appearance to the flowers.
18 states in the eastern half of the United States.
The common name Zigzag comes from the appearance of the stem of the plant, which makes slight direction changes at the leaf nodes. The wideleaf name is because the alternating leaves are wider than in most Tradescantia species, being up to 2 inches wide.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
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