Tinantia pringlei

Tinantia pringlei, sometimes known as the Mexican wandering Jew or Spotted Widow's Tears,^[2] is a perennial alpine plant in the dayflower family native to northeastern Mexico.^[1] The species is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate areas for its attractive spotted purple foliage and lavender flowers. It is also a common weed of greenhouses. The plants reproduce primarily or exclusively through self-pollination.^[3]

Tinantia pringlei
Tinantia pringlei propagated from a collection from Sierra Chiquita Mountain in Mexico at 1150 meters in altitude
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Tinantia
Species:	T. pringlei
Binomial name
Tinantia pringlei (S. Watson) Rohweder
Synonyms[1]
Tradescantia pringlei S.Watson Commelinantia pringlei (S.Watson) Tharp