Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
COMMELINACEAE
- Spiderwort family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Climbing dayflower
English name: creeping-spiderwort
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa
2) Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. gigas (Small) Faden
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species:
Page counter: 2074 ( AVG: 222.16 / 291.283 )
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Commelina diffusa
Habit at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
Leaves at Kipahulu LZ Haleakala National Park, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
Douglas Ladd - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. - Not copyrighted image
Commelina diffusa
Flower at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
Leaves at Hana LZ Hana Ranch, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Commelina diffusa
Leaves at Haelaau Cabin Kaulalewelewe Puu Kukui, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
Flowers at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Commelina diffusa
Leaves at Camp Maluhia LZ, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. gigas (Small) Faden [334]
2) Commelina elegans Kunth [146]
3) Commelina erecta L. [398]
4) Commelina erecta L. var. deamiana Fernald [298]
5) Commelina longicaulis Jacq. [139]
6) Commelinantia anomala (Torr.) Tharp [96]
7) Conami portoricensis (Kuntze) Britton [131]
8) Congea tomentosa Roxb. [1012]
9) Coniocybopsis arenaria (Hampe ex A. Massal.) Vain. [141]
10) Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. [308]
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