Commelina communis
Asian Dayflower, Asiatic Dayflower
Other regional names: Common Dayflower
- Common Dayflower
Also known as: Commelina communis f. alba TiChen +2 more
- Commelina communis f. alba TiChen
- Commelina communis f. aureostriata MacKeever
- Commelina vulgaris DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Commelina communis (commonly known as Asian Dayflower or Asiatic Dayflower) is an annual belonging to the Commelinaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Buryatiya, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yakutskiya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Altay, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms