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Commelina diffusa

Burm. f.

Creeping Dayflower

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150962
Element CodePMCOM03040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCommelina
Other Common Names
Climbing Dayflower (EN) climbing dayflower (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Native to Old World; whether native anywhere in the New World seems debatable, but treated as native in some areas of the eastern USA (e.g., Fernald, Gray's Manual, 1950; also North Carolina), as well as the Caribbean (e.g., Jamaica). LEM 11Nov94. Alan Weakley (draft Carolinas flora, 1996) concludes that this species is Old World, and was introduced very early to North America. Faden (FNA, review draft 5/98) considers even var. gigas as presumably introduced.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-03-22
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNU
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNANo
VermontSNANo
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaSNANo
KansasS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MarylandSNANo
IndianaSNANo
OhioSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
DelawareSNANo
KentuckyS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.