Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Commelina L.
DAYFLOWER
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Commelinales
Commelina
Citation
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TYPE: Commelina communis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 457. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Commelina communis Common day flower; Asiatic dayflower Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Commelina diffusa Climbing day flower; Creeping dayflower Not Native FACW (NWPL)
Commelina diffusa var. diffusa Climbing day flower; Creeping dayflower Not Native
Commelina erecta Deam's day flower; Erect dayflower Native UPL (NWPL)
Commelina virginica Virginia day flower Native FACW (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.