Bluejacket (Dayflower)
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. [Commelinaceae]
Murasakitsuyukusa [ムラサキツユクサ, 紫露草]
Life form: perennial forb
Habitat: bascially urbanized habitats, such as raodside, park and garden, in the case of Japan
Exotic to Japan (native to the New World)
A couple of synonyms
T. canaliculata Raf.
T. foliosa Small
T. incarnata Small
T. ohiensis Raf. var. foliosa (Small) MacRoberts
T. reflexa Raf. (including f. albiflora Slavin et Nieuwl. and f. lesteri Standl.)
Tradescantia ohiensis in Hokkaido
A parking lot along a radoside at East Ward in the city of Sapporo on August 30, 2008. [Left] A pathc of T. ohiensis. [Center] Close-up of a flower. [Right] Close-up of fruits.
A roadside at Soen, Sapporo City on June 18 1988
References
- Commelina communis
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 [fauna and flora 出現種リスト]