Commelina diffusa
Summary 2
Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It has been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils. There are two recognised varieties, one being the type and the other being C. diffusa var. gigas, which is native to Asia and has been introduced to Florida. It flowers from spring to fall and is most common...
Diagnostic 3
"Trailing or diffuse herbs. Leaves 2-6 x 0.8-2 cm, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, base obtuse, apex acute or acuminate; sheath 1-2 cm long, ciliate. Peduncle 0.8-1.5 cm long, ovate-lanceolate, base subcordate, complicate. Sepals c. 3 mm long. Petals blue, c. 4 mm long. Stamens and staminodes naked.. Capsule to 8 mm long, oblong, 3-celled, apex beaked. Seeds c. 2 mm, tuberculate and reticulate."
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_diffusa
- (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26335683
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