Tradescantia virginiana
Common names
common spiderwort
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Commelinaceae
Ecology
Life cycle and dispersal
Long-lived perennial herb. Reproduces by vegetative spread, seed apparently not produced in New Zealand. Spread by careless garden waste dumping.