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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 038-01-003:
Commelina communis
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
GREATER THAN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. communis
GREATER THAN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Commelina communis var. ludens
COMMON NAME:
Asiatic Dayflower, Common Dayflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_coco3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_coco3_005_lvd
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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.
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Ben Geer Keys bgk356_a
July
Flowers are subtended by a folded, heart-shaped spathe, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0308m_15
August Greenville County SC
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm080818_001
August Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_communis_ludens
August
Commelina communis var. ludens
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Gill Newberry gn09_c_communis_var_luden
September
Var. ludens: larger petals intense violet blue, sterile anthers w dark spot, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130927_516
September Buncombe County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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.
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Gill Newberry gn10_c_communis
October
Var. communis: larger petals pale blue, sterile anthers completely yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn10_c_communis_dayflower
October
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1120052
Month Unknown
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Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376379
Month Unknown
Seeds rugose foveate-reticulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5436572
Month Unknown
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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.