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Your search found 16 taxa.
All petals blue, ephemeral, one slightly smaller than others, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Commelina angustifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Commelina crispa
There are two blue petals plus a third that is white and much smaller, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
2 pale blue (rarely pink) petals up to 1" long & a smaller white lower petal, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. communis
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. ludens
Lower petal white and reduced, so the flower appears to be only 2 petals, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
Two large upper petals and a very small blue lower petal, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Commelina caroliniana
INCLUDING
Commelina hasskarlii
Benghal dayflower is tolerant of many herbicides, including glyphosate, per Prevention, Early Detection, and Eradication of Benghal Dayflower in Field Nurseries.
Superficially suggestive of a miniature Spiderwort, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Callisia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cuthbertia rosea
Flowers 3-merous, petals rose, 4-8mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Callisia graminea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cuthbertia graminea
Each stem produces 3-10 rose-colored 3-petaled flowers 12-18mm across, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Tradescantia subaspera var. montana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tradescantia pilosa
Flowers distinctly pedicillate; petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed, per Flora of North America.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia virginiana
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tradescantia brevicaulis
Petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed; stamens free, filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia ohiensis
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tradescantia reflexa
Petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed, per Flora of North America.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
Petals distinct, ovate, not clawed; stamens free; filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Tradescantia hirsutiflora
Leaf blades of upper leaves are not constricted to a subpetiolar sheath, per Weakley's Flora.
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