Ephemerum
Tradescantia () is a genus of 85 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, wandering dude, spiderwort, dayflower and trad.
Tradescantia grow 30–60 cm tall (1–2 ft), and are commonly found individually or in clumps in wooded areas and open fields. They were introduced into Europe as ornamental plants in the 17th century and are now grown in many parts of the world. Some species have become naturalized in regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and on some oceanic islands.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ephemerum stoloniferum
speciesEphemerum stoloniferum
Serrated Earth Moss
speciesEphemerum serratum
slender-toothed earth moss
speciesEphemerum spinulosum
Emerald Dewdrops
speciesEphemerum crassinervium
Strap-leaved Earth-moss
speciesEphemerum recurvifolium
clustered earth moss
speciesEphemerum cohaerens
Ephemerum cristatum
speciesEphemerum cristatum
Ephemerum sessile
speciesEphemerum sessile
Ephemerum rutheanum
speciesEphemerum rutheanum
Ephemerum whiteleggei
speciesEphemerum whiteleggei
Ephemerum capense
speciesEphemerum capense
Ephemerum diversifolium
speciesEphemerum diversifolium
Ephemerum namaquense
speciesEphemerum namaquense
Ephemerum rehmannii
speciesEphemerum rehmannii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.705
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.272
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.580
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.650
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1283
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.79
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126986.