Moses-in-the-cradle
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Scientific name | Tradescantia spathacea |
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Kingdom | Plantae |
Family | Commelinaceae |
Order | Commelinales |
Higher classification | Spiderwort |
Rank | Species |
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ID | 2128687 |
About Moses-in-the-cradle
Tradescantia spathacea, the boatlily or Moses-in-the-cradle, is a herb in the Commelinaceae family first described in 1788. It is native to Belize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico but widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in parts of Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and various oceanic islands.