Tradescantia fluminensis

Tradescantia fluminensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
T. fluminensis
Binomial name
Tradescantia fluminensis
Synonyms

Tradescantia albiflora

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]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tradescantia fluminensis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Inch Plant". American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "INVESTIGATING PLANT PESTS IN YOUR GREEN SPACE10. Wandering willie: Tradescantia fluminensis" (PDF). Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Wandering trad biological control". CSIRO. 2019.
  5. ^ "Wandering Trad". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2022.