Boatlily vs Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia spathacea compared with Tradescantia fluminensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boatlily	Small-leaf spiderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family same	Commelinaceae	Commelinaceae
Genus same	Tradescantia	Tradescantia
Species	Tradescantia spathacea	Tradescantia fluminensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boatlily and Small-leaf spiderwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tradescantia.

Conservation Status

Boatlily

NE — Not Evaluated

Small-leaf spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boatlily	Small-leaf spiderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boatlily

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Small-leaf spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Boatlily

The Boatlily (Tradescantia spathacea) is a species in the genus Tradescantia. Native to Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States