Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Commelina from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Contrary to the specific epithet, C. erecta var. angustifolia is a trailing plant, the stems sometimes as long as 1.3m, per Weakley's Flora (2023)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-01-002:
Commelina erecta FAMILY Commelinaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina angustifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina crispa
COMMON NAME:
Sand Dayflower, Pineland Dayflower, Slender Dayflower
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cocr4_001_lvd
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 038-01-002:
Commelina erecta
FAMILY
Commelinaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina angustifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Commelina crispa
3084
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: dunes and dry sand flats on barrier islands, longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy sites, shale barrens, other dry rocky sites, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Carolina Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Bilaterally symmetrical
3-merous
3 sepals, the lateral two partly united
3 petals, the upper two large and the lowest smaller
3 fertile stamens, 3 sterile stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p092
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p156?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p158?
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p092
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