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Tradescantia ohiensis
Also called Smooth Spiderwort, Ohio Spiderwort, Blue Jacket, Confederate Spiderwort, Reflexed Spiderwort, Cow Slobber, Snot Grass
Bluejacket (Tradescantia ohiensis) is a hardy, tall perennial native to eastern and central North America, found in fields, roadsides and thickets. It is easy to grow in full sun and tolerates a wide range of soils.
Tradescantia ohiensis, commonly known as bluejacket or Ohio spiderwort, is an herbaceous plant species in the genus Tradescantia native to eastern and central North America. It is the most common and widely distributed species of Tradescantia in the United States, where it can be found from Maine in the northeast, west to Minnesota, and south to Texas and Florida. It also has a very small distribution in Canada in extreme southern Ontario near Windsor.
Ohio spiderwort has edible flowers and shoots. Flowers and stems can be eaten raw, while the leaves can be cooked. Leaves of the plant are mucilaginous and can be used to soothe insect bites in a similar way to aloe vera.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
