Class and Order.
Hexandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Calyx triphyllus. Petala 3. Filamenta villis articulatis. Capsula 3-locularis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
TRADESCANTIA Virginica erecta lævis, floribus congestis. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 314. Sp. Pl. 411.
ALLIUM five moly Virginianum. Bauh. Pin. 506.
PHALANGIUM Ephemerum Virginianum Joannis Tradescant.
The soon-fading Spiderwort of Virginia, or Tradescant his Spiderwort. Park. Parad. 152. 5. t. 151. f. 4.
