PLANTS Profile for Commelina diffusa (climbing dayflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
climbing dayflower

Symbol:

CODI5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Douglas Ladd. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

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Distribution:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.


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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)

Related Taxa:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. diffusa. .

Commelina diffusa var. diffusa
climbing dayflower

Distribution of Commelina diffusa Burm. f. var. gigas (Small) Faden. .

Commelina diffusa var. gigas
climbing dayflower

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Commelinales
Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina L. – dayflower
Species	Commelina diffusa Burm. f. – climbing dayflower

U.S. Weed Information:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

climbing dayflower
spreading dayflower

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW

Commelina gigas [=CODIG]:

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Reg. 0

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FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39131.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds (WSSA)

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