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Tradescantia
Tradescantia /ˌtrædɪˈskæntiə/ is a genus of 75 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the New World from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by the common name spiderwort. They were introduced into Europe as ornamental plants in the 17th century and are now grown as such in many parts of the world. Subsequently, some species have become naturalized in various regions of...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Grass Spiderworts
subgenusTradescantia
Variegated Spiderworts
subgenusCampelia
Succulent Spiderworts
subgenusSetcreasea
South American Spiderworts
subgenusAustrotradescantia
Stem-Flowering Spiderworts
subgenusMandonia
Tradescantia petiolaris
speciesTradescantia petiolaris
Tradescantia subtilis
speciesTradescantia subtilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49145.