What is this,and Is it safe ?

[sissyofone]

Its growing along the fence in my sideyard. Heres a couple pics.

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Thanks In Advance.

 

[sissyofone]

Anyone??

 

[Yvonne G]

It might be a type of tradescantia, but I'm not sure. PM to redbeef and give him the link to this thread. He's very good at I.D.ing plants.

 

[sissyofone]

Thank you Ms Yvonne. I pmd him. Hopefully we can solve this mystery. Lol No torts have attempted to eat it. But id rather be safe than sorry.

 

[sissyofone]

Does anyone else know whst this may be?? Im very curious to know.

 

[sissyofone]

Here's some more pics, It grows like grass in clumps.

 

[redbeef]

It's still hard to tell from the pictures as they seem a little out of focus, but I'd tentatively go w/Yvonne's ID of Tradescantia...maybe Tradescantia ohiensis? the close up of the flower seems to have only 2 petals rather than the 3 typical of the species, but maybe it's an anomaly or the petal was removed? Hard to say, again, but perhaps that's it: google image search for the genus and see if it matches what's in your yard.

 

[sissyofone]

Thank you very much. I will check it out.