Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Murdannia keisak
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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Learn more about Murdannia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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.
JK Marlow jkm120908_407
September Greenville County SC
Superficially suggestive of a miniature Spiderwort, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm210907_3548
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaves 1-7cm long, 3-12mm wide, sheaths 5-15mm long and ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm210907_3549
September Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaves alternate, linear to lanceolate, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Roxanna Martin rlm91811_113
September Spartanburg County SC
The petals are no more than 3/8" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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.
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