PLANTS Profile for Commelina erecta var. erecta (whitemouth dayflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Commelina erecta L. var. erecta
whitemouth dayflower

Symbol:

COERE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

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Synonyms:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

	COEL4	Commelina elegans Kunth
	COSA3	Commelina saxicola Small

Distribution:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

View 10 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina, 3 varieties in Commelina erecta L.

Classification:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

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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 erecta L. – whitemouth dayflower
Variety	Commelina erecta L. var. erecta – whitemouth dayflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
Commelina erecta
dayflower		Threatened
Michigan:
Commelina erecta
slender day-flower		Probably Extirpated
New Jersey:
Commelina erecta
slender dayflower		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Commelina erecta
slender day-flower		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Commelina erecta L. var. erecta

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527465.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:31 PM CDT