*Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.

Leaves green on lower surface, ovate-acute, c. 5 cm long, shining, ciliate at the base, without a distinct petiole. Petals white. Filament hairs white. Weak procumbent or ascending, perennial, herb. A common weed in shaded places. Introd. from S. America. Fl. spring–summer Wandering Jew