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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 438944Tradescantia sp. Mexico Historic1979COLLECTEDUpper rim of cenote at Yaxcaba, Yucatan20.55000000, -88.78333333Trailing herb, rooting at nodes. Leaves ovate, 2cm wide, 3cm long, marked on upper surface with purple.1333880PI 438944
1PI 424715MEXICAN FLAGTradescantia sp.Maryland, United States Historic1978DONATED01/25/19781319949PI 424715
2PI 424907HW 0178Tradescantia sp. Brazil Historic1978COLLECTED1320033PI 424907
3PI 262377Tradescantia sp.Maryland, United States Historic1959DONATED12/29/19591566977PI 262377
4PI 110462'Henry Marshall'Tradescantia virginiana L. England, United Kingdom Historic1935COLLECTED1801897PI 110462
5PI 110463'Lilac Time'Tradescantia virginiana L. England, United Kingdom Historic1935COLLECTED1801898PI 110463
6PI 110464'Pauline'Tradescantia virginiana L. England, United Kingdom Historic1935COLLECTED1801899PI 110464
7PI 110465'Purple Dame'Tradescantia virginiana L. England, United Kingdom Historic1935COLLECTED1801900PI 110465
8PI 110466Tradescantia virginiana L. England, United Kingdom Historic1935COLLECTED1801901PI 110466
9PI 105102'Blue Stone'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1934COLLECTED1793672PI 105102
10PI 105103'Lilac Time'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1934COLLECTED1793673PI 105103
11PI 105104'Pauline'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1934COLLECTED1793674PI 105104
12PI 105105'Purewell'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1934COLLECTED1793675PI 105105
13PI 105106'Purple Dome'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1934COLLECTED1793676PI 105106
14PI 99637No. 3881Tradescantia sp. Suriname Historic1932COLLECTED03/05/19321786970PI 99637
15PI 98267Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. Unknown Historic1932COLLECTED1492714PI 98267
16PI 98269Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse Unknown Historic1932COLLECTED1784958PI 98269
17PI 97707Iris PritchardTradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1932COLLECTED1784322PI 97707
18PI 97708'James Crawford Weguelin'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1932COLLECTED1784323PI 97708
19PI 97709'James Stratton'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1932COLLECTED1784324PI 97709
20PI 97710'Leonora'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1932COLLECTED1784325PI 97710
21PI 97711'Purewell Giant'Tradescantia sp.England, United Kingdom Historic1932COLLECTED1784326PI 97711
22PI 64195Tradescantia sp. Unknown Historic1925COLLECTED1665528PI 64195
23PI 6928No. 216Tradescantia crassifolia Cav. Mexico Historic1901COLLECTED1544253PI 6928
24Ames 36147Rochester CemeteryTradescantia ohiensis Raf. Iowa, United StatesNC7Not Available2023COLLECTED07/14/2023Rochester Cemetery approximately 1.20 miles southeast of Rochester, T79N R3W NE ¼ SW ¼ NE ¼ Sec. 1241.66514800, -91.13891100219Prairie remnant / oak savanna.Wild material2158352Ames 36147
25NA 74272NA 74272Tradescantia virginiana L. NANot Available2023Uncertain improvement statusFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia virginiana. Plant found living in HG-NA during 2004 inventory, then also found on former curator, J. Walker's, inv. spreadsheet. Form received: unknown propagule type.2149970NA 74272
26NA 87126'Sweet Kate'Tradescantia sp.NANot Available2022CultivarFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Sweet Kate'. Purchased for the Pollinator Week exhibit on the National Mall.2155167NA 87126
27OPGC 6137NM930N-121Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth California, United StatesOPGCSEED2021Wild material1925338OPGC 6137
28OPGC 5955CBG-1771Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Missouri, United StatesOPGCSEEDNot Available2021Wild material1908985OPGC 5955
29OPGC 6416CBG-7038Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Wisconsin, United StatesOPGCSEEDNot Available2017Wild material1954887OPGC 6416
30OPGC 6240CBG-4156Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Illinois, United StatesOPGC2016Wild material1942710OPGC 6240
31NA 84181'Gold Wing'Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. NANot Available20161951342NA 84181
32NA 83723NA 83723Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R. Hunt NANot Available2016Cultivated materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia pallida.2153337NA 83723
33OPGC 6151CBG-2456Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Wisconsin, United StatesOPGCSEED2015Wild material1926001OPGC 6151
34OPGC 6152CBG-2468Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Illinois, United StatesOPGCSEEDNot Available2015Wild material1926005OPGC 6152
35OPGC 6154CBG-2479Tradescantia virginiana L. Illinois, United StatesOPGCSEED2015Wild material1926012OPGC 6154
36OPGC 6162CBG-2695Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. Illinois, United StatesOPGCSEEDNot Available2015Wild material1926123OPGC 6162
37W6 46156CBG-1884Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth Colorado, United States Historic2013Wild materialInactivated never came to Pullman1908984W6 46156
38OPGC 5611338156Tradescantia wrightii Rose & Bush New Mexico, United StatesOPGCSEED2008Wild material1780338OPGC 5611
39OPGC 3044227030Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth Colorado, United StatesOPGCSEEDNot Available2007COLLECTED06/17/20041787Wild material1719186OPGC 3044
40NA 76493NA 76493Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda NANot Available2006Cultivated materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia sillamontana.2150734NA 76493
41TARS 17955Wandering JewTradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse MAYPLANT20051676870TARS 17955
42OPGC 2104Stucker Meadow 26Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. Ohio, United StatesOPGCNot Available2004DONATED08/22/2004Wild material1690752OPGC 2104
43OPGC 211Northern Iowa Eco-zone GermplasmTradescantia ohiensis Raf. Iowa, United StatesOPGC2003COLLECTED2000Numerous samples originally acquired from native prairie remnants within the northern section of three tiers of counties located in Iowa. A total of 2 sites were sampled representing 1 county Chickasaw. Wild material1690101OPGC 211
44OPGC 212Central Iowa Eco-zone GermplasmTradescantia ohiensis Raf. Iowa, United StatesOPGC2003COLLECTEDPRE 2002Numerous samples originally acquired from native prairie remnants within the central section of three tiers of counties located in Iowa. A total of 19 sites were sampled representing 5 counties including Black Hawk (7 sites), Buchanan (5 sites), Polk, Delaware (4 sites), Johnson (2 sites).Wild material1690102OPGC 212
45OPGC 213Southern Iowa Eco-zone GermplasmTradescantia ohiensis Raf. Iowa, United StatesOPGCNot Available2003COLLECTEDPRE 2002Numerous samples originally acquired from native prairie remnants within the southern section of three tiers of counties located in Iowa. A total of 21 sites were sampled representing 9 counties including Washington (4 sites), Appanoose (2 sites), Marion, Lee, Warren (3 sites), Union (5 sites), Monroe, Lucas (3 sites), Clarke.Wild material1690103OPGC 213
46NA 68450NA 68450Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. NANot Available1991Cultivated materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia ohiensis. Seed received 10/91 for original prairie planting; 30 bare root plants received from same source on 7/19/93 and interplanted with original.2148141NA 68450
47NA 62819'Snowcap'Tradescantia sp.NANot Available1991CultivarFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Snowcap'.2147028NA 62819
48NA 51763NA 51763Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. NANot Available1983Wild materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Tradescantia subaspera. SW Missouri. Collected in the wild.2145613NA 51763
49MIA 26597Tradescantia sp. Historic1980DONATED08/1980Wild material1093310MIA 26597
50MIA 25009Tradescantia sp.Florida, United States Historic1978COLLECTED1090806MIA 25009