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Commelina erecta var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fern.

Narrow-leaf Dayflower, Whitemouth dayflower
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)

USDA Symbol: COERA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Commelina erecta var. angustifolia

Erect Dayflower, Narrowleaf Dayflower

Commelinaceae

Location: 1.25 km east of Hwy 281 & 1 block north of Thousand Oaks, corner of Ledge Sage and Ledge View streets.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Nearly level, vacant, undisturbed land. Thin, rocky soil. A few Quercus and Diospyros trees.

Description: Erect to sprawling perennial, tuberous rooted. 1-1.5 mm dia, much branched. Leaves more than five times as long as wide. Sheaths about 18 mm long. Spathes closed on adaxial side. Flowers 3-petaled, two bright blue, the third smaller and pale. Blooms early in the day then deteriorates.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Louise Morrell
 Collection Date: May 19, 1993
 Specimen number: 3

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0351
 Accession Date: May 21, 1993
 Accession Number: 28

Annotations: SCXRB 035

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