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blue ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
blue ginger Dayflower/Spiderwort
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Commelinaceae
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common name
  blue ginger
accepted scientific name
  Dichorisandra thyrsiflora J.C.Mikan
rules for finding collection records
  Dichorisandra thyrsiflora (110)
family name
  • Commelinaceae
Image Author: ©2018 Zoya Akulova
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Three petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 0.5 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed 3rd week of March thru end of December
Introduced. Native to America.

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
Links to Plant Descriptions
Hawaiian Plants (2)
Wikipedia
Missouri Bot. Garden
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iNaturalist
Starr Environmental (20)
Cal Photos (3)
SEINet (1)
where plant found
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Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora   J.C.Mikan   (TSN: H191, Index: 527)


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