Commelina erecta Linnaeus var. erecta . Erect Dayflower. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Dry openings and woodlands, especially in thin soil around rock outcrops, streambanks, riverbanks, mesic forests. Dist: PA west to MO and e. KS, south to FL and TX; also apparently in Central and South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, Tat, Brashier (1966); > Commelina elegans Kunth – S, S13, Tx; < Commelina erecta L. var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fernald – FNA22, K4, Mi, Mo1, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Faden (1993), Tucker (1989); > Commelina erecta L. var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fernald – S, S13; > Commelina erecta L. var. erecta – Tx; > Commelina saxicola Small – S13; > Commelina swingleana Nash – S13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8