Common Name:
asiatic
dayflower
Scientific Name:
Commelia communis
Family Name:
Commelinaceae
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Spiderwort Family
Life Cycle
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
smooth, horizontal with upright tips, swollen nodes, nodes rooting
Leaves
lanceolate to oblong, clasping, veins parallel (grass-like)
Flowers
3-petaled, 2 larger deep blue petals above, 1 smaller white petal below, leaf-like bract; open for one day
