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Revision as of 10:01, 18 August 2015

Commelina erecta
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species: C. erecta
Binomial name
Commelina erecta
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Natural range of Commelina erecta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: whitemouth dayflower

Description

A description of Commelina erecta is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

TEM

Seed bank and germination

Fire 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

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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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.