PLANTS Profile for Commelina diffusa var. diffusa (climbing dayflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa
climbing dayflower

Symbol:

CODID3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

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Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

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Synonyms:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

COLO11

Commelina longicaulis Jacq.

Distribution:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina, 2 varieties in Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

Classification:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Commelinales
Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina L. – dayflower
Species	Commelina diffusa Burm. f. – climbing dayflower
Variety	Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa – climbing dayflower

U.S. Weed Information:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

Commelina diffusa
climbing dayflower
spreading dayflower

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

Commelina diffusa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531325.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 02:08 AM MDT