Tradescantia mundula
A creeping, small-leaved spiderwort from the forests of southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, close to Tradescantia fluminensis. It is easy in a moist, partly shaded spot and handles cool winter nights well.
Where it grows wild
Forms trailing mats on the floor and edges of humid subtropical forest, along streams and on shaded banks. Species-specific notes are thin, so this follows its close relatives and the recorded sites.
Recorded at sea level to 1,382 m, median 750 m.
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