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Commelina erecta L.
whitemouth dayflower

       
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Commelina erecta L.

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Distribution:
Commelina erecta L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Commelina erecta L.

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Commelina erecta L. var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fernald. . Image Available.
Commelina erecta var. angustifolia
whitemouth dayflower
Distribution of Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald. .
Commelina erecta var. deamiana
whitemouth dayflower
Distribution of Commelina erecta L. var. erecta. . Image Available.
Commelina erecta var. erecta
whitemouth dayflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Commelina erecta L.

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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 erecta L. – whitemouth dayflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Commelina erecta L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
dayflower              Threatened
Michigan:
slender day-flower              Probably Extirpated
New Jersey:
slender dayflower              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
slender day-flower              Extirpated
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Commelina erecta L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Moderate           Low  
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Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Commelina erecta L.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39132.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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