Commelina virginica Linnaeus. Virginia Dayflower. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Bottomlands, swamp forests, tidal swamp forests, other moist to wet forests and forest edges. Dist: NJ west to KS and OK, south to FL and TX.
ID notes: Our most robust erect species of Commelina.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Brashier (1966), Faden (1993), Tucker (1989); > Commelina hirtella Vahl – S13; > Commelina virginica L. – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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