Index / Search / Tradescantia ohiensis
§1 Plant
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
vernacular bluejacket — species · Commelinaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Commelinaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Tradescantia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 853 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 853 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Chambers 01017
- Chilton 01021
- Cleburne 01029
- Conecuh 01035
- Covington 01039
- Dallas 01047
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Jackson 01071
- Lamar 01075
- Lee 01081
- Macon 01087
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Pike 01109
- Randolph 01111
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- Sumter 01119
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Florida view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Citrus 12017
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Putnam 12107
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
Georgia view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Ben Hill 13017
- Bibb 13021
- Bulloch 13031
- Camden 13039
- Carroll 13045
- Chatham 13051
- Cobb 13067
- DeKalb 13089
- Fulton 13121
- Glynn 13127
- Grady 13131
- Hancock 13141
- Harris 13145
- Heard 13149
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Lanier 13173
- Lee 13177
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Randolph 13243
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Troup 13285
- Upson 13293
Illinois view state ↗ 94 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Crawford 18025
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Eaton 26045
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Ottawa 26139
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Carroll 28015
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Pearl River 28109
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Winston 28159
Missouri view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 16 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Carteret 37031
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Sampson 37163
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Atoka 40005
- Beckham 40009
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Creek 40037
- Delaware 40041
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Johnston 40069
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Okfuskee 40107
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Roger Mills 40129
- Rogers 40131
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Angelina 48005
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bosque 48035
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Caldwell 48055
- Cameron 48061
- Chambers 48071
- Collin 48085
- Cooke 48097
- Coryell 48099
- Crane 48103
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Eastland 48133
- El Paso 48141
- Ellis 48139
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Galveston 48167
- Gillespie 48171
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Hunt 48231
- Jasper 48241
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Karnes 48255
- Kaufman 48257
- Kleberg 48273
- Lamar 48277
- Lee 48287
- Llano 48299
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Mason 48319
- McLennan 48309
- Mitchell 48335
- Montague 48337
- Navarro 48349
- Nueces 48355
- Orange 48361
- Parker 48367
- Presidio 48377
- Real 48385
- Robertson 48395
- San Patricio 48409
- Smith 48423
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Tyler 48457
- Upshur 48459
- Val Verde 48465
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Washington 48477
- Williamson 48491
- Wilson 48493
- Winkler 48495
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Lee 51105
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Smyth 51173
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marathon 55073
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oneida 55085
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/TROH ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2765175 ↗Record version
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