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smallleaf spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Tradescantia fluminensis
smallleaf spiderwort Dayflower/Spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis Commelinaceae
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English common name
  •smallleaf spiderwort
Spanish common names
  •Santa Lucía blanca
  •amor de hombre
accepted scientific name
  •Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.
rules for finding collection records
  •Tradescantia fluminensis (588)
  •Tradescantia albiflora (2)
family name
  • Commelinaceae
Image Author: ©2006 John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Three petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.5 to 1.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed 2nd week of July thru 1st week of May
Native to South America

How Likely at this Location (78%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
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Grassland
Forest
Aquatic
Wetland
Riparian
Disturbed
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