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Learn more about Murdannia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Murdannia keisak
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Murdannia keisak
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-02-002:
Aneilema keisak
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Murdannia, Asian Spiderwort, Marsh Dewflower, Wart-removing Herb
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_muke_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm130524_076
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140831_176
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Gill Newberry gn09_aneilema
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_aneilema_k_mat
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_aneilema_keisak_fl
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_anilema_fl
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_anilema_k_habit
September
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JK Marlow jkm0309g_15
September Greenville County SC
Creek
Leaves alternate, linear to lanceolate, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm070908_019
September Greenville County SC
Creek
Decumbent plant with solitary (or few) flowers growing from leaf axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm120908_407
September Greenville County SC
Superficially suggestive of a miniature Spiderwort, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Keith Bradley kab_murdannia_keisak_2599
September Lexington County SC
Saluda Shoals Park
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Roxanna Martin rlm91811_113
September Spartanburg County SC
The petals are no more than 3/8" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Roxanna Martin rlm91811_217
September Spartanburg County SC
Plants resembling Commelina but flowers not borne in a conspicuous sheath, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_murdannia_keisak
September
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JK Marlow s080924_x
September Greenville County SC
Creek/River