Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Commelina from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Commelina erecta var. erecta
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina erecta var. erecta
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-01-002:
Commelina erecta
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Erect Dayflower, Slender Dayflower
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John B. Nelson jbn_135040519_3b5f71e7bc
July Sumter County SC
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Tim Spira tps_cerecta_arabiamtn5
August
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7260
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Larger leaves typically 3-6× as long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7265
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
2 pale blue (rarely pink) petals up to 1" long & a smaller white lower petal, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7268
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves narrow, 2-6" long, with a white hairy sheath around stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_commelina_erecta_6
September
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JK Marlow jkm201002_7460
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm201002_7461
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
View from behind.
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JK Marlow jkm201002_7464
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Flowers subtended by folded heart-shaped spathe, its margins fused basally, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_commelina_erecta
October