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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Commelina erecta L.
Larger day-flower

Commelina erecta
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Commelinaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Commelina elegans.

Other data on Commelina erecta available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Commelina erecta has been reported for the following 4 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Disturbed Upland
Pineland
Thicket

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Commelina erecta
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Commelina erecta
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Commelina erecta
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Commelina erecta
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Commelina erecta
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Commelina erecta
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Commelina erecta
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley