Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 038-01-002:
Commelina erecta
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Commelina crispa
COMMON NAME:
Sand Dayflower, Pineland Dayflower
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Keith Bradley kab_c_erecta_09970
April Monroe County FL
Valhalla Rock Barren
A smaller plant than var. erecta of the Piedmont and low Mountains, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Keith Bradley kab_c_erecta_74625
September Miami-Dade County FL
There are two blue petals plus a third that is white and much smaller, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Keith Bradley kab_c_erecta_74649
September Miami-Dade County FL
Flowers grow from within broad fused bracts (spathes) that sheath the stem, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.