Tradescantia virginiana
A species in the Commelinaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Commelinales
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
- Species
- Tradescantia virginiana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tradescantia virginiana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
36 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ephemerum congestumMoench
- Knowlesia spicata(Knowles & Westc.) Hassk.
- Leiandra divaricata(Raf.) Raf.
- Tradescantia albidaHerb.Kunth ex C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia axillarisRaf.
- Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa(Raf.) Raf.
- Tradescantia barbataRaf.
- Tradescantia brevicaulisRaf.
- Tradescantia caricifoliaHook.
- Tradescantia ciliataHort.Berol. ex Kunth
- Tradescantia congestaPenny ex W.H.Baxter
- Tradescantia crinigeraNees
- Tradescantia cristataWalter
- Tradescantia divaricataRaf.
- Tradescantia elataG.Lodd.
- Tradescantia flexuosaRaf.
- Tradescantia glabraC.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia levigataRaf.
- Tradescantia lyoniiSteud.
- Tradescantia pilosissimaFraser ex Schult.f.
- Tradescantia pumilaRaf.
- Tradescantia rupestrisRaf.
- Tradescantia speciosaSalisb.
- Tradescantia spicataKnowles & Westc.
- Tradescantia splendensK.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Tradescantia trachylomaC.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia villosissimaFras. ex C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia virginiana f. albifloraBritton
- Tradescantia virginiana f. virginiana
- Tradescantia virginiana var. flexuosa(Raf.) S.Watson
- Tradescantia virginicaL.
- Tradescantia virginica f. albifloraBritton
- Tradescantia virginica var. drummondiiC.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa(Raf.) S.Watson
- Tradescantia virginica var. glabraNutt.
- Tradescantia virginica var. villosaS.Watson
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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