Tradescantia fluminensis

Native to South America, Wandering Trad can now be found in many of our States across the country, preferring shaded moist situations such as wet sclerophyll forest, rainforest, riparian vegetation and creek banks. Wandering Trad does not set seed, all spread occurs from stem segments that will readily take root when in contact with the soil.

NSW, Queensland and WA have it listed as an environmental weed.

Flower 20 mm diameter

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Ernst

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Now I understand. I alwise believed that the wandering Jew and scurvy weed both were blue and not easy to tell apart. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

WOWWW! I can see the similarities to our spiderworts! Absolutely gorgeous! Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Like glass threads, beautiful. Posted 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  I can't find the purpose of these written about anywhere Ferdy. Or on any diagrams. Intriguing aren't they? Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Very much! I'm playing a lot with custom lighting lately, so would be a nice subject to work with. Posted 4 years ago

The Small-leaf Spiderwort

"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, river spiderwort, inch plant, wandering trad, wandering willie, wandering gypsy.

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Similar species: Commelinales

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman