Commelinaceae

Dotted bridalveil

Gibasis pellucida (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Gibasis

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Dotted bridalveil (Gibasis pellucida) — FlowerPhoto: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 細梗鴨跖草, 细梗鸭跖草, 透明新娘草
English: Dotted bridalveil, Tahitian bridal veil

Synonyms

Gibasis schiedeana (Kunth) D.R.Hunt
Tradescantia geniculata var. botterii C.B.Clarke
Tradescantia geniculata var. schiedeana (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
Tradescantia lundellii Standl.
Tradescantia pellucida M.Martens & Galeotti
Tradescantia schiedeana Kunth
Tripogandra lundellii (Standl.) Woodson

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 150 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: SouthernNW, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: González Yessenia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keenan Pepper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.