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Commelina erecta
erect dayflower, whitemouth dayflower
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Commelina erecta L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	DeSoto National Memorial
Everglades National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Matanzas National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Saguaro National Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Virgin Islands National Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	7/30/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:24:39 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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