Tradescantia fluminensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.

Small leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Tradescantia
Family:	Commelinaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Tradescantia albiflora

Information about Tradescantia fluminensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRFL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: The genus is named after the English naturalists and explorers John Tradescant the Elder (c. 1570s - 1638) and John Tradescant the Younger (1608 - 1662). (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).