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whitemouth dayflower
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Common name: whitemouth dayflower
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Revision as of 11:04, 10 July 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.

Description

Common name: whitemouth dayflower

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ':

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes