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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 virginica
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina virginica
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 038-01-001:
Commelina virginica
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Dayflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_covi3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_covi3_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm180405_1052
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170502_458
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves lanceolate, 4-8" long, 1-2" wide, leaf bases sheathing the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_027
June Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120617_029
June Spartanburg County SC
Sheath margins noticeably hairy with coarse reddish hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm120617_947
June Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180601_2657
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Coarse herbaceous perennial with erect stems 10-36" tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm190614_9172
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190614_9173
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm130726_472
July Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_commelina_virginica_2
July
Flowers from within greenish spathes, usually in a terminal cluster, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Steve Marlow snm_1206vadayflower2
July Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
All petals blue, ephemeral, one slightly smaller than others, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_commelina_virginica
August
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JK Marlow jkm161013_920
October Greenville County SC
Cedar Falls Park
Numerous terminal spathes [easier to see here with the flowers gone], per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm161028_029b
October Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park