Ohio Spiderwort glass slide
Bright blue (to purple) flower, 1.5" wide, with 3 petals, growing in a erminal cluseter. Stamens 6, yellow, with distinctively hairy filaments. Flower stalks and bracts smooth. Leaves long, narrow, and pointed. These flowers are perennial. Their common name refers to the spider-like bracts beneath the flowers. The term "wort" is an old English word meaning "plant." The flowers are found growing in Railways, roadsides, wet thickets, and wet meadows. They bloom from May-July. This collection was donated by John Watts, Resource Manager at the Metro Parks District Office in Westerville, Ohio on March 15, 2001. It was assembled and given to the organization by Walter A. Tucker, the first director of the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. In 1984, Tucker received the award for "Individual Contribution over a Lifetime" by the Ohio Alliance for Environment Education for his work with the Columbus Metroparks.
Ohio History Collection
