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Scientific Name
Commelina communis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Commelina communis L.
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Dayflower
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCommelina
SpeciesCommelina communis
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Abundance
Common
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
8
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
WFO
Created Date
3/22/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jeffrey Shreiner, 2003.
Last Modified Date
4/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Two varieties occur in our range. Variety communis is more south with glabrous sheaths on the margins. Variety ludens is mostly eastern and has ciliolate sheaths. Found in moist, shaded ground of gardens, woods, roadsides and stream banks., Park Species Data Source: Updated by William Olson, March, 2003.
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