Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Lanceolate
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Acuminate
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Wet places, especially swamps, river and stream banks, ditches, and bottomlands.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), PR(N)

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Pineywoods Native Plant Center - Nacogdoches, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0912 Collected Aug 2, 1994 in Bexar County by Mike Fox

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Commelina virginica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Commelina virginica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Commelina virginica