Asian dayflower spotted spreading in South Carolina backyard
A citizen scientist logged a research-grade sighting of Asiatic dayflower, an Asian plant that has spread widely across the eastern US, in a South Carolina yard or roadside.
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Genus
Commelina
Called “Commelina” in GBIF
Commelina is a genus of approximately 208 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers, and less often known as widow's tears. It is by far the largest genus of its family, Commelinaceae. The Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus of the 18th century named the genus after the two Dutch botanists Jan Commelijn and his nephew Caspar, each representing one of the showy petals of Commelina communis.
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2 articlesAsian dayflower spotted spreading in South Carolina backyard
That patch of blue three-petaled flowers popping up in your mulch or garden bed after rain is lik...
whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta) observed in Shamrock Park a...
Next time you walk through a Florida park, look for the bright blue two-petaled flowers of whitem...
What science is finding about Commelina
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whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta) observed in Shamrock Park and Nature Center, Venice, FL, US
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Whitemouth Dayflower
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