View photos of the edible plant, Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas 2.
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio spiderwort | Edible Uses
Tag Archives: Commelinaceae
Commelina dianthifolia | Birdbill dayflower | Edible Uses
View photos of the edible plant Commelina dianthifolia (Birdbill dayflower), profiled in Wild Edible Plants of Arizona and Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Arizona:
Commelina dianthifolia, the wider–ranging of the two plants, is common to the mountains around Flagstaff and Prescott, the Mogollon Rim and White Mountains, and south to the Sky Islands.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico:
All parts of Dayflower are edible. Either raw or cooked, the young growth and upper foliage (especially the flowers and ‘pockets’ in which they emerge) are a good forage.
Tradescantia occidentalis | Prairie spiderwort | Edible Uses
View photos of the edible plant Tradescantia occidentalis (Prairie spiderwort), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Arizona:
Two species of Spiderwort are common in Arizona. Tradescantia occidentalis is found at middle elevations, mostly on rocky slopes and in grassland areas. T. pinetorum grows at higher Pine forest elevations. Both plants prefer full–sun exposures.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Colorado:
All parts of Spiderwort are edible, either fresh or cooked. Needing no preparation, the entire above–ground young plant (flower, stem, and leaf) is simply picked when encountered and eaten raw.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico:
Spiderwort is botanically related to Dayflower (same family – Commelinaceae). Both plants have identical edible uses and should be considered interchangeable.