Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Commelina erecta
Commelina erecta L.
Dayflower, Widow's Tears, White-mouth Dayflower, Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
USDA Symbol: COERUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Commelina erecta
Widow's Tears, Dayflower
Commelinaceae
Location: West end of Cadillac Drive, Churchill EstatesLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Rocky, field soil. Shaded areas of oak trees.
Description: Flower--blue. Liquid contained in spathe
County: Bexar
Collector: Judith C. Berry
Collection Date: July 10, 1990
Specimen number: 41
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0021
Accession Date: April 22, 1991
Accession Number: 2
Annotations: SCXXB, Commelina erecta L.var erecta, Harry Cliffe, Aug. 27, 1994