Commelinaceae
Cyanotis arachnoidea
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Cyanotis
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 蛛丝毛蓝耳草, 蛛絲毛藍耳草, 珍珠露水草, 露水草, 鴨舌疝, 鸡冠参
Synonyms
- Cyanotis arachnoidea var. obtusa Trimen
- Cyanotis bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Cyanotis labordei H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Cyanotis nilagirica Hassk.
- Cyanotis obtusa (Trimen) Trimen
- Cyanotis pilosa Wight
- Tonningia arachnodea (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
- Tradescantia incana B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
- Tradescantia lanata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: D momaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: athiwu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.