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Plant species; A Aneilema aequinoctiale: clinging aneilema C Commelina spp. G Gibasis spp. M Murdannia nudiflora: R Tradescantia spathacea: oyster plant S Siderasis fuscata: Ti Tinantia erecta: Tr Tradescantia spp. Spiderworts (wandering Jew and others) Z Tradescantia zebrina: wandering Jew
Tradescantia ohiensis, commonly known as bluejacket [3] or Ohio spiderwort, is an herbaceous plant species in the genus Tradescantia native to eastern and central North America. It is the most common and widely distributed species of Tradescantia in the United States , where it can be found from Maine in the northeast, west to Minnesota , and ...
Tradescantia fluminensis is a species of spiderwort native to South America. It is one of several plants known by the common name wandering Jew. It is also known as small-leaf spiderwort, [1] river spiderwort, inch plant, speedy Henry, [2] wandering willie [3] and wandering trad. [4] [5]
Plants of the genus are called by many common names, varying by region and country. The name "inchplant" is thought to describe the plant's fast growth, [18] or the fact that leaves are an inch apart on the stem. [19] "Spiderwort" refers to the sap which dries into web-like threads when a stem is cut.
Tradescantia occidentalis, the prairie spiderwort [3] or western spiderwort, is a plant in the dayflower family, Commelinaceae.It is common and widespread across the western Great Plains of the United States, as well as in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and Sonora, but is listed as a threatened species in Canada.
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae (the spiderwort family). It is the type species of the genus Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. Common names include Virginia spiderwort, common spiderwort, lady’s tears, and spider lily. [3]
The plant is drought-tolerant, thrives in various climates, and can be grown in the garden and containers, says Ankit K. Singh, agriculture professor at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with about 731 known species in 41 genera. [2] Well known genera include Commelina (dayflowers) and Tradescantia ...