Scientific Name
Commelina communis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Commelina communis L.
Park
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Asiatic dayflower
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Commelinales |
Family | Commelinaceae |
Genus | Commelina |
Species | Commelina communis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/6/2008.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/6/2008.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/6/2008.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Occasionally invasive--VA DCR, July 2003.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Common--Main unit; Dense--City Point; Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/6/2008.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
4/16/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Main unit--near the "Dictator;" City Point--on banks;, Park Species Data Source: Rosenzweig and Porter, 1991. NPBIB-48811., Accepted Detail: USDA, NRCS. 2008. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 6 August 2008). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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