Tradescantia bracteata

Tradescantia bracteata, the longbract spiderwort,^[1] or prairie spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia. It is native to the northern and central Great Plains and Mississippi Valley regions of the United States, from Arkansas and Oklahoma north to Minnesota and Montana, with a few isolated populations further east.^[2][3] It is grown for its purple flowers. It blooms from May to July in the US.^[4] A protected population of the species is found in the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area.

Tradescantia bracteata
Tradescantia bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Tradescantiinae
Genus:	Tradescantia
Species:	T. bracteata
Binomial name
Tradescantia bracteata Small in Britton & A.Br.