Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Commelina communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Commelina communis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. communis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. ludens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-01-003:
Commelina communis FAMILY Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina communis
COMMON NAME:
Asiatic Dayflower, Common Dayflower
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JK Marlow jkm0305k_06
May Greenville County SC
Leaves lanceolate-ovate, 2-5" long, bases sheathing the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Ben Geer Keys bgk356_a
July
Flowers subtended by folded heart-shaped spathe, its edges not joined, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm220715_9128
July Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Flowers throughout this particular patch had an unusual white stripe.
JK Marlow jkm080816_017
August Greenville County SC
Lower petal white and reduced, so the flower appears to be only 2 petals, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
JK Marlow jkm190831_1081
August Greenville County SC
Leaves with tubular sheaths that are 0.7-2.5cm long and have ciliate margins, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Gill Newberry gn09_c_communis_var_luden
September
Var. ludens: larger petals intense violet blue, sterile anthers w dark spot, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm130927_519
September Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fruits 3-celled capsules: Two cells have 2 seeds each, the 3rd cell aborts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Gill Newberry gn10_c_communis
October
Var. communis: larger petals pale blue, sterile anthers completely yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm221004_0213
October Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Fried! but still blooming...
Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376379
Month Unknown
Seeds rugose foveate-reticulate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_9005097b
Month Unknown
Spathes generally pale toward peduncle, with contrasting dark green veins, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Commelina communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Commelina communis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. communis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. ludens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-01-003:
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina communis