Commelinaceae
Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth
Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth
Tradescantia occidentalis, prairie/western spiderwort, is a Commelinaceae plant that can act as a radiation bioassay.
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort) is an identifiable wild plant with edible parts and soothing medicinal uses.
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt
Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart) is a trailing ornamental plant with diverse uses beyond cultivation.
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Tradescantia spathacea, Moses-in-the-Cradle, is an ornamental foliage perennial native to Central America and southern Mexico.
Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.
Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl.
Zigzag spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) is a native eastern US flowering plant suited for shady naturalistic gardens.
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia virginiana L. (Virginia spiderwort) is a short-flowered perennial wildflower native to eastern North America, widely cultivated.
Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw.
Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw.
Tradescantia zanonia is an evergreen perennial dayflower subshrub native to tropical Americas, cultivated as a greenhouse ornamental.
Tradescantia zebrina Bosse
Tradescantia zebrina Bosse
Tradescantia zebrina Bosse is a patterned-leaved herb grown as a houseplant and groundcover, native to the Americas.
Tradescantia pinetorum Greene
Tradescantia pinetorum Greene
Pinewoods spiderwort, Tradescantia pinetorum, is a Commelinaceae species found in open woods of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Tradescantia ernestiana E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Tradescantia ernestiana E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Ernest's Spiderwort (Tradescantia ernestiana) is a US-native perennial dayflower that blooms purple or blue spring flowers.
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small is a hairy spiderwort species native to the US Southeast that causes contact dermatitis and is occasionally used as ornamental groundcover.
Tradescantia longipes E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Tradescantia longipes E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Tradescantia longipes is a perennial dayflower herb endemic to the US Ozarks, grown as an ornamental for its showy spring flowers.
Tradescantia ozarkana E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Tradescantia ozarkana E.S.Anderson & Woodson
Tradescantia ozarkana is an herbaceous plant with succulent stems, alternate leaves, and three-petaled white to pink or lilac flowers.
Tradescantia reverchonii Bush
Tradescantia reverchonii Bush
Reverchon's spiderwort (Tradescantia reverchonii) is a US-native herbaceous perennial dayflower that blooms purple or blue in spring.
Tradescantia roseolens Small
Tradescantia roseolens Small
Tradescantia roseolens is a threatened perennial herb endemic to fire-dependent sandy habitats of the U.S. southeast coastal plain.
Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda
Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda
Tradescantia sillamontana is a distinctive nearly succulent plant easy to cultivate and popular in gardening, holding an RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Tradescantia cerinthoides Kunth
Tradescantia cerinthoides Kunth
Tradescantia cerinthoides, the flowering inch plant, is an ornamental Commelinaceae species native to South America that can become invasive.
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don
Cyanotis cristata is a perennial creeping herb in the Commelinaceae family native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Indian Ocean islands.
Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Cyanotis axillaris is a perennial Commelinaceae species native to South, East and Southeast Asia plus northern Australia, used medicinally in India and as pig feed.
Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt
Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt
Callisia navicularis is a Commelinaceae flowering plant ornamental that holds the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Tinantia pringlei (S.Watson) Rohweder
Tinantia pringlei (S.Watson) Rohweder
Tinantia pringlei is a native Mexican perennial alpine dayflower grown ornamentally, also a common greenhouse weed that self-pollinates.
Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder
Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder
Gibasis geniculata is a trailing Commelinaceae plant native to Mexico and tropical America, often confused with the cultivated Tahitian bridal veil.
Weldenia candida Schult.f.
Weldenia candida Schult.f.
Weldenia candida is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Mexico and Guatemala, grown as an ornamental with bright white three-petaled flowers.
Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt
Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt
Matudanthus is a monotypic genus of dayflower family plants, with its only species Matudanthus nanus endemic to Oaxaca, southern Mexico.
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