*Tradescantia fluminensis Vellozo. Wandering Jew, Small-leaf Spiderwort, Small-leaf Wandering Jew. Hab: Disturbed areas, lawns, vacant lots, moist suburban woods, along streams. Dist: Native of tropical America. Reported for Beaufort Co. SC (Daniel C. Payne 2009, pers. comm.).
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Taxonomy Comments: A member of subgenus Austrotradescantia (Pellegrini 2017).
Synonymy: = Pellegrini (2018); = n/a – RAB; < Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. – ETx1, FNA22, K1, K3, K4, S, S13, WH3, Tucker (1989)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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