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Commelina virginica
Virginia dayflower
Ninety Six National Historic Site
			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:		SC: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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
Fort Washington Park	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	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:	9/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 2:08:44 AM

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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