Commelina communis

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	COMMELINACEAE
Species:	Commelina communis L.
Common Name:	Asiatic Dayflower; Common Dayflower
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, FAC (NWI)
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	COMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina
Species	Commelina communis L. - Asiatic Dayflower; Common Dayflower

Citation

Citation	Commelina communis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 40–41. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Without data (lectotype: LINN 65.1). Lectotypified by Faden & Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 36. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym
Commelina ludens	Commelina ludens Miquel, J. Bot. Neerl. 1: 88. 1861.
Commelina willdenovii	Commelina willdenovii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 37. 1843.
Commelina communis var. ludens	Commelina communis Linnaeus, var. ludens (Miquel) C. B. Clarke, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 171. 1881.	Commelina ludens Miquel 1861.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU105747	Jackson	27 May 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 261	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105741	Cleburne	02 Sep 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 859	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00018464	Lauderdale	12 May 2009	Holt, Brian D. 24	AMAL Commelina communis L.
AUA_ACC_49396	Henry	28 Jul 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5299	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00073714	Lawrence	15 Sep 2013	England, J. Kevin 4531	UNA Commelina communis L.
AUA_ACC_19366	Lauderdale	8 Jul 1970	Moore, Harold D. 256	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000039854	Geneva	01 Sep 2012	Smith, Chelsea 3	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105740	Cleburne	26 Jun 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1346	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UNA00036146	Tuscaloosa	09 Sep 1955	Harper, Roland M. 4336	UNA Commelina communis L.
USAM000004017	Mobile	13 Dec 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11920	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0014059	Lawrence	15 Sep 2013	England, J. Kevin 4531	UWAL Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105736	Calhoun	17 Aug 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 1008	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_23345	Elmore	3 Jul 1971	Mckitrick, S.R.L. 032	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000009991	Dale	12 Sep 1999	Pennington, Tiffany 121	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU106123	Jackson	14 Oct 1975	Radford, Albert E. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_28759	Cleburne	12 Sep 1975	Rutland, David W. 1744	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000039709	Marengo	24 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3065	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34168	Jefferson	31 Aug 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1867	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU105758	Marshall	21 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5193	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0035233	Morgan	27 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 8083	UWAL Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00000084	Marshall	24 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 175	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UWAL0050761	Jefferson	23 Sep 1984	Bussey, Melanie G. 979	UWAL Commelina communis L.
AMAL00011025	Randolph	06 Oct 1983	Nixon, Christoper F. 447	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UWAL0056241	Jackson	14 Sep 2019	England, Kevin J. 10547	UWAL Commelina communis L.
SAMF0001217	Jefferson	05 Sep 2006	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3546	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105737	Chilton	22 Jul 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11571	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
USAM000004009	Mobile	13 Dec 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11920	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_48084	Madison	18 Jul 1981	Baird, E. 69	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00072984	Blount	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4875	UNA Commelina communis L.
SAMF0001215	Jefferson	23 May 1953	Kennedy, C. s.n.	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22683	Lee	5 Oct 1971	Boone, Allison 099	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00056805	Marshall	24 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 175	UNA Commelina communis L.
AMAL00000085	Cherokee	24 Sep 1987	Dickson, Catherine C. 577	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UNA00036182	Tuscaloosa	06 Sep 1980	Lentz, David L. 119	UNA Commelina communis L.
JSU105746	Etowah	27 Aug 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 3227	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105751	Jefferson	23 Sep 1984	Bussey, Melanie G. 979	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_23357	DeKalb	29 Jun 1971	Spratling, R.E. 045	AUA Commelina Communis L.
AUA_ACC_21105	Lee	7 Aug 1970	Rogers, Norman 147	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000049493	Lawrence	15 Sep 2013	England, J. Kevin 4531	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105745	Etowah	09 Jun 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 2272	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA000041127	Colbert	23 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14394	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU106126	Shelby	11 Oct 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10143	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
TROY000009994	Pike	02 Oct 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15885	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
SAMF0001220	Marengo	24 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 3065	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105734	Calhoun	27 May 1982	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0034074	Walker	09 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14369	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU105735	Calhoun	28 Jun 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 668	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0007970	Marengo	24 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3065	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU105739	Cleburne	20 Sep 1984	Smith, P.L. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00023259	Walker	09 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14369	AMAL Commelina communis L.
TROY000039742	Fayette	04 Oct 2008	Younghance, Steven L. 160	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105738	Clay	03 Aug 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 448	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU106121	Talladega	15 May 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00019970	Mobile	01 Aug 2011	Horne, Howard E. 1653	AMAL Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37438	Cherokee	24 Aug 1981	Henderson, T. 451	AUA Commelina Communis L.
ALNHS00005079	Madison	08 JUN 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3156	ALNHS Commelina communis L.
SAMF0001604	Greene	28 Jul 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5269	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA000042254	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH531	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU145751	Calhoun	11 Sep 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 961	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
ALNHS00002860	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-531	ALNHS Commelina communis L.
JSU105748	Jackson	22 Oct 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 2177	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0003509	Lawrence	15 Aug 2005	England, J. Kevin 419	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU106132	Calhoun	20 Jul 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 773	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17641	Lee	24 Jul 1969	Miller, L.C. 138	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU105753	Lee	26 May 1966	Ross, R. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0052035	Madison	04 Oct 2020	England, J. Kevin 11347	UWAL Commelina communis L.
TROY000050446	Morgan	27 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 8038	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34720	Sumter	8 Jun 1979	Johnson, Kenneth G.	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU105755	Marshall	21 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5193	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0007961	Fayette	04 Oct 2008	Younghance, Steve L. 160	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU105757	Marshall	24 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2432	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44502	Chambers	24 May 1975	Veal, Fred 153	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU106171	Morgan	11 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 6251	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0051841	Franklin	22 Sep 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15719	UWAL Commelina communis L.
SAMF0001216	Bibb	04 Jun 2003	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2841	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105756	Marshall	12 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2315	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
SAMF0001219	Jefferson	21 Sep 2010	LeCroy, Kate 3	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00000244	Fayette	04 Oct 2008	Younghance, Steve L. 160	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UNA00036151	Tuscaloosa	24 May 1974	Clemens, Jean 31	UNA Commelina communis L.
AMAL00017530	Pike	02 Oct 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15885	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UNA00036127	Tuscaloosa	18 Jun 1966	Brooks, Carol J. 196	UNA Commelina communis L.
AMAL00017528	Jefferson	29 Sep 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15850	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UNA00050562	Bibb	12 Aug 1994	Birk, Michelle 99	UNA Commelina communis L.
USAM000004018	Baldwin	03 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11607	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
TROY000009993	Lee	20 Sep 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 66	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00016384	Lauderdale	12 May 2009	Holt, Brian D. 24	AMAL Commelina communis L.
TROY000047773	Autauga	28 Jul 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1065	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65629	Chilton	27 Jul 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15584	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00036197	Marengo	30 May 1992	Burk, David H. 105	UNA Commelina communis L.
AUA_ACC_59933	Lee	20 Sep 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 2001-66	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000009988	Barbour	14 May 1995	Herring, Tameka 2	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU106154	Cleburne	10 Sep 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 939	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0034708	Limestone	24 Aug 1991	Kral, Robert 79610	UWAL Commelina communis L.
USAM000004011	Mobile	13 Dec 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11920	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA000038209	Morgan	27 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 8038	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000009995	Washington	02 Oct 2003	Tuck, Shelley 2	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105742	DeKalb	01 Sep 1982	Black, Randall s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_42049	Conecuh	4 Jun 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2553	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000009992	Dale	11 Sep 1999	Pennington, Tiffany 79	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105752	Jefferson	07 Sep 1986	Dickson, Catherine C. s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_13739	Lee	24 Jul 1966	Furlow, B.M.	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00009024	Randolph	26 Oct 1985	Nixon, Christopher F. 2064	UNA Commelina communis L.
TROY000024743	Jefferson	29 Sep 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15850	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00020769	Calhoun	15 Jun 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1924	AMAL Commelina communis L.
TROY000047878	Autauga	21 Sep 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1274	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00000095	Madison	13 Aug 1996	Threlkeld, Steven J. 836	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UWAL0047250	Autauga	28 Jul 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 1065	UWAL Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65521	Pike	2 Oct 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15885	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000051697	Montgomery	05 Nov 2020	Diamond, Alvin R. 29523	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105750	Jefferson	20 Jul 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 877	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0008883	Blount	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4875	UWAL Commelina communis L.
USAM000004010	Mobile	13 Dec 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11920	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_40908	DeKalb	28 Aug 1970	Kral, Robert 40791	AUA Commelina Communis L.
UNA00054643	Blount	16 Jun 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1000	UNA Commelina communis L.
JSU105760	Talladega	28 Jun 1969	Bigbee, Diane s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65422	Jefferson	29 Sep 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15850	AUA Commelina Communis L.
TROY000009989	Bullock	07 Sep 1999	Adams, Connie 1	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
SAMF0002986	Baldwin	03 Jun 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5827	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00010696	Marengo	24 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3065	AMAL Commelina communis L.
UNA00056158	Houston	09 Sep 1998	MacDonald, John R. 11926	UNA Commelina communis L.
JSU105749	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10053	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105744	DeKalb	20 Sep 1984	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0009249	Marion	21 Aug 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6658	UWAL Commelina communis L.
USAM000004012	Mobile	01 Oct 1996	LeLong, Michel G. 9558	USAM Commelina communis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_29687	Coosa	10 Sep 1975	Rutland, David W. 1351	AUA Commelina Communis L.
JSU106141	Shelby	23 Jun 1997	Morrow, D. Keener 23	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0052435	Sumter	02 Oct 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10471	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU105759	Shelby	11 Oct 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10181	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
TROY000009990	Conecuh	29 Jul 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 11935	TROY Commelina communis Linnaeus
SAMF0001218	Blount	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4875	SAMF Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU106148	Calhoun	05 Aug 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11845	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0034204	Colbert	23 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14394	UWAL Commelina communis L.
JSU106129	Bibb	07 Jun 1996	MacDonald, John R. 9525	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
UWAL0033300	Franklin	13 Aug 2016	England, J. Kevin 6720	UWAL Commelina communis Linnaeus
JSU105754	Marshall	02 Aug 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2540	JSU Commelina communis Linnaeus
AMAL00023602	Colbert	23 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14394	AMAL Commelina communis L.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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