naturalizedCommelinaceae

Tradescantia zebrina

Zebra Spiderwort

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inchplant or wandering jew. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T. fluminensis and T. pallida. Tradescantia zebrina is native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia, and naturalized in parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and various oceanic islands.

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Seasonality

Only 3 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 24 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 61 · GBIF 51 records
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 11
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 8
Honolua · MauiiNat 7 · GBIF 8
Alakahi · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 3
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 4
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 1
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Honomanü · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waikapū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1