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climbing dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelina diffusa
climbing dayflower Dayflower/Spiderwort
Commelina diffusa Commelinaceae
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common names
  climbing dayflower
  spreading dayflower
accepted scientific name
  Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
rules for finding collection records
  Commelina diffusa (140)
family name
  • Commelinaceae
Image Author: Forest And Kim Starr, Bugwood.org
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Three petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.4 to 0.5 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Introduced. Native to the Old World tropics.

How Likely at this Location (26%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Forest
Grassland
Riparian
Aquatic
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Commelina diffusa   Burm. f.   (TSN: 39131, Index: 470)


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