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Scientific Name
Commelina virginica
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Commelina virginica L.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
VIRGINIA DAY-FLOWER
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCommelina
SpeciesCommelina virginica
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 1999; Wiegand, 2001; Wiegand, 1995;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Wiegand, 2001: "Watch List" plant species, not officially listed by the State of Maryland nor by the Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Division./
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
7/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Wiegand, 2001b: Found at 0 sites. A watch list (and otherwise uncommon) plant species known to occur within the District of Columbia portion of LOCO (along the C&O Canal NHP and Potomac River from the Maryland line to Key Bridge, Washington, D.C.) Also a listed species in Maryland. Hamilton, 2007: In Wiegand, 2001b, Table #3, page 68, Current Status in DC = WatchList; not listed in Watchlist Plant Species on page 9. Wiegand, 2001: Documented from Maryland during this survey from Sandy Hook, Maryland, to District of Columbia line. Wiegand, 1999: A Watch List species in Maryland, documented to occur in the gorge during this survey from Great Falls, Maryland, downriver to the District of Columbia line. Wiegand, 1995: Reported during this survey from Sandy Hook west to Cumberland., Park Species Data Source: Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 1999;Wiegand, 2001;Wiegand, 1995; Wiegand, 2001b;
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