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Spiderworts Tradescantia

This hub compares 2 species records. Across all 3 records, it carries 10 evidence rows from 10 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant and 1 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: spiderwort Tradescantia spp. Fire-resistant Limited evidence 2 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 1 species

prairie spiderwort Fire-resistant Tradescantia occidentalis Limited evidence · 6 sources Zones 4–9 genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

small-leaf spiderwort Awaiting evidence Tradescantia fluminensis Limited evidence · 2 sources genus-level claims ↑

About spiderworts

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: perennial, groundcover. The records span published USDA zones 4–9. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Tradescantia: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated spiderworts grow

Tagged as growing in 28 states.

See Tradescantia on Grow → · JSON