Tradescantia zebrina
Inch Plant, Inchplant
Other regional names: Cockroach Grass +8 more
- Cockroach Grass
- Purple Wandering Jew
- Silver Inch Plant
- Striped Trad
- Striped Wandering Creeper
- Striped Wandering Jew
- Wandering Jew
- Wandering Zebrina
- Zebra Plant
Also known as: Commelina zebrina (Bosse) André +7 more
- Commelina zebrina (Bosse) André
- Commelina zebrina C.B.Clarke
- Cyanotis zebrina (Bosse) Nees
- Tradescantia zebrina Loudon
- Tradescantia zebrina subsp. zebrina
- Zebrina pendula Schinz
- Zebrina pendula var. pendula
- Zebrina pendula var. quadrifolia L.H.Bailey
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Originating in North America and South America, Tradescantia zebrina (commonly known as Inch-plant) is a shrub belonging to the Commelinaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Jawa, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms