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Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana L.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Tradescantia virginiana L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia albida
Species recognized by Brazil Species List
Tradescantia glabra
Species recognized by United States Species List
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus
Recognized by eFloras
Tradescantia virginica
Tradescantia virginica L.
Ephemerum congestum
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Tradescantia ciliata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Tradescantia virginiana
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia virginiana Linnaeus 1753
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora
Form recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Ephemerum congestum Moench
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia axillaris Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia barbata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia caricifolia Hook.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia ciliata Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia crinigera Nees
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia cristata Walter
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia divaricata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia elata G. Lodd.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia flexuosa Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia glabra C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia levigata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult. fil.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia pumila Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia rupestris Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia speciosa Salisb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia splendens K. Koch & C. D. Bouché
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia trachyloma C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica L.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S. Watson
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S. Watson
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ephemerum congestum Moench
Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk.
Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf.
Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C. B. Clarke
Tradescantia axillaris Raf.
Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf.
Tradescantia barbata Raf.
Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf.
Tradescantia caricifolia Hook.
Tradescantia ciliata Kunth
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon
Tradescantia crinigera Nees
Tradescantia cristata Walter
Tradescantia divaricata Raf.
Tradescantia elata G. Lodd.
Tradescantia flexuosa Raf.
Tradescantia glabra C. B. Clarke
Tradescantia levigata Raf.
Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl.
Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult. fil.
Tradescantia pumila Raf.
Tradescantia rupestris Raf.
Tradescantia speciosa Salisb.
Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc.
Tradescantia splendens K. Koch & C. D. Bouché
Tradescantia trachyloma C. B. Clarke
Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C. B. Clarke
Tradescantia virginiana fm. albiflora Britton
Tradescantia virginiana var. drummondi C. B. Clarke
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tradescantia virginiana var. glabra Nutt.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tradescantia virginiana var. villosa S. Watson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tradescantia virginica L.
Tradescantia virginica fm. albiflora Britton
Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C. B. Clarke
Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S. Watson
Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt.
Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S. Watson
Ephemerum congestum Moench
Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia axillaris Raf.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia axillaris Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia barbata Raf.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia barbata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf.
Tradescantia caricifolia Hook.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia caricifolia Hook.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia ciliata Kunth
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia ciliata Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) D. Don
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) D. Don
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia crinigera Nees
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia crinigera Nees
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia cristata Walter
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia cristata Walter
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia divaricata Raf.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia divaricata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia elata G. Lodd.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia elata G. Lodd.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia flexuosa Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia flexuosa Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia glabra C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia glabra C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia levigata Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia levigata Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult. fil.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult. fil.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia pumila Raf.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia pumila Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia rupestris Raf.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia rupestris Raf.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Tradescantia speciosa Salisb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia speciosa Salisb.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia splendens K. Koch & C. D. Bouché
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia splendens K. Koch & C. D. Bouché
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia trachyloma C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia trachyloma C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginiana L. var. alba Hook. ex Raf.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Tradescantia virginiana L. var. barbata Raf.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginiana var. alba Hook. ex Raf.
Tradescantia virginiana var. barbata Raf.
Tradescantia virginica L.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginica L.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C. B. Clarke
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S. Watson
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S. Watson
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S. Watson
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S. Watson
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Virginia spiderwort preferred
Virginia Spiderwort

Chinese

北美紫露草 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

podeňka virginská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Eendagsbloem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Estonian

virgiinia tradeskantsia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Erba Miseria preferred
Recognized by Pignatti, 1982
Fiore d'un giorno
Recognized by Pignatti, 1982
Tradescanzia
Recognized by Pignatti, 1982

Japanese

オオムラサキツユクサ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Persian

ترادسکانتیا ویرجینیانا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Традесканция виргинская preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Tremastarblomma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Telgraf Çiçeği, Karasevda preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

llysiau‘r pryf copyn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Tradescantia virginiana L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia Ruppius ex L.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia L.
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Monocotyledoneae
Enantioblastae
Commelinaceae
Commelinoideae
Tradescantieae
Tradescantiinae
Tradescantia
71 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Monocotyledoneae
Enantioblastae
Commelinaceae
Commelinoideae
Tradescantieae
Tradescantiinae
Tradescantia
Tradescantia ciliata (this page)
71 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.