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Commelina virginica
Virginia-dayflower
Fort Washington Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Commelina virginica L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia-dayflower
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Commelinales, Family Commelinaceae, Genus Commelina, Species Commelina virginica


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buck Island Reef National Monument	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	8/31/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 4:08:11 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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