Spiderwort - wild edible and radiation indicator

[Guest]

It's springtime here in Florida and clumps of spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) are adorning the landscape everywhere I look.



Not only are they edible, but there is this interesting factoid I'd thought I'd share...

"The cells of the stamen hairs of some Tradescantia

[Buktoof]

That is a great piece of information. We have these in NC too. Thanks for sharing.

[Klayton]

Thanks for the 411