Difference between revisions of "Commelina erecta"
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Common name: whitemouth dayflower | Common name: whitemouth dayflower | ||
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
| + | Synonyms: ''Commelina angustifolia'' Michaux; ''C. crispa'' Wooton; ''C. elegans'' Kunth [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000043 The Flora of North America]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| − | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | + | <!--===Phenology===--> <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> |
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| − | ===Seed bank and germination=== | + | <!--===Fire ecology===--> <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> |
| − | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Commelina erecta'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Commelina erecta'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | ||
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Megachilidae: ''Megachile brevis pseudobrevis'' | Megachilidae: ''Megachile brevis pseudobrevis'' | ||
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| − | ===Diseases and parasites=== | + | <!--===Diseases and parasites===--> |
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 1 March 2016
| Commelina erecta | |
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| Photo by Tom Miller, Apalachicola National Forest, FL | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. erecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Commelina erecta L. | |
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| Natural range of Commelina erecta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: whitemouth dayflower
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Commelina angustifolia Michaux; C. crispa Wooton; C. elegans Kunth The Flora of North America.
Description
A description of Commelina erecta is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Commelina erecta at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Photo by Gil Nelson
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
