*Tradescantia zebrina Bosse. Common name: Zebra Plant, "Wandering Jew", Creeping Charlie. Phenology: Sep-Feb. Habitat: Hammocks, disturbed areas; suburban woodlands. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Taxonomy Comments: A member of subgenus Campelia (Pellegrini (2017).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, Pellegrini (2017); = n/a — C; = Zebrina pendula W.Schnizl. — Bah, S; ? Tradescantia pendula (W.Schnizl.) D.R.Hunt; < Tradescantia zebrina Bosse var. zebrina — Meso6. Basionym: Tradescantia zebrina Bosse 1849
Links to other floras: = Tradescantia zebrina - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
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