Commelina virginica

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Family:	COMMELINACEAE
Species:	Commelina virginica L.
Common Name:	Virginia Dayflower
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, FACW (NWI)
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	COMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family
Genus	Commelina
Species	Commelina virginica L. - Virginia Dayflower

Citation

Citation	Commelina virginica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1: 61. 1762.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 65.7). Lectotypified by D. R. Hunt, in McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galic. 13: 145. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Commelina debilis	Commelina debilis Ledebour, in J. A. Weinmann, Bot. Gart. Dorpat, Suppl. 2. 1811.
Commelina deficiens	Commelina deficiens Hooker, Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2644. 1826.
Commelina longifolia	Commelina longifolia Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 23. 1803.		"Virginia et Carolinae",
Commelina hirtella	Commelina hirtella Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 116. 1805, nom. illegit.	Commelina longifolia Michaux 1803.

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, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox, Winston

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
USAM000004027	Baldwin	07 Aug 1970	LeLong, Michel G. 5472	USAM Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106155	Cleburne	23 Jul 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10171	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0030004	Morgan	15 Aug 2015	England, J. Kevin 5579	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
TROY000046563	Autauga	18 May 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 814	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106133	Jackson	20 Aug 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1303	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0003514	Wilcox	26 Oct 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 20355	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000024853	Wilcox	26 Oct 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 20355	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0032202	Bibb	25 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4646	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106176	Washington	13 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18637	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0034450	Butler	13 Jul 1995	Kral, Robert 85207	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
SAMF0001901	Etowah	01 Jul 2014	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5622	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17693	Cleburne	2 Aug 1969	Ellis, H.C. 134	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106167	Marshall	09 Sep 1991	Spaulding, Daniel D. 866	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0038670	Jackson	27 Oct 2018	England, J. Kevin 9625	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106153	Cleburne	28 Sep 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 664	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UNA00036112	Pickens	04 Jul 1986	Horn, Charles N. 1115	UNA Commelina virginica L.
JSU106145	Calhoun	30 Jul 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 837	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_72060	Clarke	22 May 2012	Horne, Howard E. SWS-174	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106157	Etowah	31 Jul 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 2915	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_38944	Autauga	18 Aug 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 1091	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010018	Butler	15 Jul 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16693	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
USAM000004024	Baldwin	20 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7580	USAM Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AMAL00014690	Tallapoosa	06 Sep 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 368	AMAL Commelina virginica L.
UNA00036114	DeKalb	15 Aug 1956	Harper, Roland M. 4369	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_65699	Wilcox	19 Nov 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 16065	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000043652	Morgan	06 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5699	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17646	Russell	19 Jul 1969	Thornhill, Randy 121	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010026	Wilcox	19 Nov 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 16065	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AMAL00008068	Bullock	18 Sep 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 14162	AMAL Commelina virginica L.
UNA00036118	Tuscaloosa	s.d.	Glenboski, Linda Leigh 73	UNA Commelina virginica L.
USAM000004025	Wilcox	27 Sep 1978	Haynes, Robert R. 6932	USAM Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_60765	Tallapoosa	9 Jul 1966	Daly, Jr., Robert	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00050537	Perry	26 Jul 1995	Birk, Michelle 333	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_33473	Bibb	16 Sep 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 732	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000050215	Lawrence	02 Oct 1993	Blythe, Fennel 7	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
SAMF0003046	Jefferson	25 Jun 2006	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3477	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43391	Conecuh	27 Aug 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 1602	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00036109	Hale	07 Sep 1952	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Commelina virginica L.
TROY000048800	Autauga	03 Nov 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 261	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_33113	Perry	8 Aug 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 290	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010012	Bullock	02 Aug 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17863	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106175	Talladega	02 Sep 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4852	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106156	Cleburne	23 Jul 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10171	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0052046	Madison	17 Oct 2020	England, J. Kevin 11407	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
JSU106169	Marshall	02 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3236	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0009906	Cherokee	17 Jul 2011	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13360	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000024762	Chilton	27 Jul 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15607	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UNA00036108	Mobile	_ Aug _	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_35643	Baldwin	29 Jun 1977	Botts, Daniel A. 012	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00036113	Tuscaloosa	08 Jun 1950	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Commelina virginica L.
JSU106159	Jackson	17 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 6667	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_5767	Wilcox	16 Jul 1958	Matschke, George	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
SAMF0001222	Blount	03 Aug 2005	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3318	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106150	Calhoun	20 Jul 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11486	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0046954	Autauga	18 May 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 814	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_51321	Dale	21 Jul 1991	Diamond, Alvin R. 7611	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00036104	Tuscaloosa	07 Sep 1981	Horn, Charles N. 454	UNA Commelina virginica L.
JSU106146	Calhoun	30 Jul 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 837	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_26860	Tallapoosa	4 Sep 1974	Hutto, T.A. 498	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106173	Shelby	11 Oct 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10131	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41588	Macon	9 Aug 1973	Hanlin, H.G. 369	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010017	Butler	16 Aug 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17918	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
USAM000004023	Baldwin	21 Oct 1972	LeLong, Michel G. 6882	USAM Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50305	Dale	30 Aug 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8438	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UWAL0054334	Baldwin	06 Jul 2022	Keener, Brian R. 12523.5	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
AUA000042323	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH510	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106140	Randolph	01 Oct 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4345	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0017459	Marengo	28 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3850	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
TROY000010021	Coffee	13 Jul 2000	Martin, Brian H. 774	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_62072	Choctaw	25 Aug 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 1154	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00036756	Autauga	18 Aug 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 1091	UNA Commelina virginica L.
JSU106165	Macon	02 Aug 1973	French, Tom W. 375	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_13634	Montgomery	5 Aug 1967	Dent, D.M.	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00056187	Geneva	05 Oct 1998	MacDonald, John R. 12175	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_35494	Jefferson	28 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1737	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000036524	Bullock	24 May 2012	Dykes, Bailee 758	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106162	Jefferson	28 Sep 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 1163	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_51736	Conecuh	27 Jul 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5423	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00065195	Shelby	25 Jun 2003	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2872	UNA Commelina virginica L.
TROY000044573	Autauga	03 Nov 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 261	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0038115	Shelby	01 Oct 2017	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15048	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000024852	Montgomery	02 Oct 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 20242	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106142	Winston	06 Aug 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3144	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50772	Montgomery	14 Jul 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 7032	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00000533	Perry	02 Aug 1995	Birk, Michelle 362	UNA Commelina virginica L.
JSU106166	Marshall	02 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3236	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0042942	Baldwin	05 Aug 2009	Larsen, Harry S. 1675	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000041197	Elmore	07 Jul 2011	Pullen, Robert 63	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
USAM000004026	Mobile	13 Oct 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 7348	USAM Commelina virginica Linnaeus
ALNHS00000675	Monroe	05 Oct 2011	Barger, T. Wayne RH-422	ALNHS Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_51301	Pike	8 Sep 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 7106	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010024	Geneva	08 Nov 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18616	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106161	Jackson	17 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 6667	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0031983	Houston	03 Sep 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26785	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
SAMF0003146	Bibb	10 Jun 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5906	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AMAL00013464	Bullock	02 Aug 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17863	AMAL Commelina virginica L.
UWAL0045784	Jackson	26 Jun 2019	Webb, David H. 8696	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_37836	Colbert	30 Jul 1981	Henderson, T. 301	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000024763	Tallapoosa	06 Sep 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 368	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106174	Shelby	10 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12291	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106128	Bibb	22 Jul 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11545	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0013066	Bullock	24 May 2012	Dykes, Bailee 758	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000029826	Elmore	29 Aug 2004	Heath, William 4	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106144	Bibb	14 Aug 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1252	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_55183	Crenshaw	31 Jul 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9780	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010025	Monroe	13 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18088	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0019582	Butler	24 Aug 1991	Kral, Robert 79634	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
JSU106152	Clarke	13 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18879	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0030500	Morgan	06 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5699	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
SAMF0001212	Blount	01 Jun 1956	Avery, J.C. s.n.	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_8192	Montgomery	3 Aug 1959	Ellis, Don M.	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106168	Marshall	09 Sep 1991	Spaulding, Daniel D. 820	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA000043043	Shelby	25 Jun 2003	Davenport, L.J. 2872	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000042794	Houston	03 Sep 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26785	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106134	Jackson	24 Oct 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 759	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0035897	Blount	28 Jul 2013	Anderson, Kelly 361	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000033422	Barbour	27 Aug 2011	Morrison, Derek 52	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106147	Calhoun	20 Jul 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 789	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106158	Etowah	27 Aug 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 3218	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_55233	Pike	15 Jul 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9672	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00036123	Wilcox	27 Sep 1978	Haynes, Robert R. 6932	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AMAL00020799	Calhoun	22 Jul 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4199	AMAL Commelina virginica L.
UWAL0049138	Bullock	30 Sep 2016	Horne, Howard E. 3591	UWAL Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106163	Jefferson	15 Aug 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 955	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
TROY000010010	Baldwin	21 Oct 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14842	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_51113	Pike	9 Sep 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 7117	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010013	Bullock	18 Sep 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 14162	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106164	Jefferson	17 Sep 1983	Whetstone, R. David 12511	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0037428	Bullock	17 Jun 2016	Soehren, Eric C. 316	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
SAMF0003172	Jefferson	11 Jun 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5908	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_14409	Tallapoosa	9 Jul 1966	Daly, Jr., Robert	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00050490	Bibb	25 Jul 1995	Birk, Michelle 313	UNA Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_33331	Shelby	16 Sep 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 630	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000032086	Jackson	27 Aug 2009	Barger, T. Wayne 297	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
SAMF0001224	Shelby	25 Jun 2003	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2872	SAMF Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AMAL00009226	Cherokee	17 Jul 2011	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13360	AMAL Commelina virginica L.
JSU106172	Shelby	12 Oct 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9338	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA000036952	Morgan	15 Aug 2015	England, J. Kevin 5579	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010016	Butler	30 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18430	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106160	Jackson	13 Aug 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1183	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_55154	Crenshaw	31 Jul 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9761	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010014	Bullock	13 Aug 2002	Diamond, Alvin R. 13556	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA000040509	Escambia	30 May 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5571	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
JSU106170	Monroe	12 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18583	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
UWAL0006012	Dale	25 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69743	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
AUA_ACC_62071	Choctaw	27 Jul 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 1110	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010019	Butler	29 Jul 2001	Diamond, Alvin R. 12575	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106151	Choctaw	13 Sep 1997	Higginbotham, Jerri W. 167	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_28491	Cleburne	12 Sep 1975	Rutland, David W. 1826	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010011	Barbour	03 Sep 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 12072	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106139	Randolph	11 Oct 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 736	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA000030325	Morgan	6 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5699	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
TROY000010020	Coffee	20 Oct 2000	Martin, Brian H. 990	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
JSU106149	Calhoun	17 Aug 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 1007	JSU Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65196	Chilton	27 Jul 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15607	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UWAL0051711	Tuscaloosa	12 Oct 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15775	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000045227	Marengo	28 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3850	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_33076	Dallas	3 Aug 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 251	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
ALNHS00004626	Bullock	20 Jun 2016	Barger, T. Wayne WLE-42	ALNHS Commelina virginica L.
TROY000010022	Dale	18 Jul 2000	Woods, Michael 8211	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_42471	Monroe	17 Jun 1972	Hybart, Michael G. 007	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UNA00053939	Blount	19 Aug 1997	Keener, Brian R. 331	UNA Commelina virginica L.
TROY000010023	Dale	06 Jun 2000	Woods, Michael 8118	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50837	Dale	27 Jul 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8368	AUA Commelina Virginica L.
UWAL0034234	Limestone	26 Jul 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14325	UWAL Commelina virginica L.
TROY000010015	Butler	02 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18012	TROY Commelina virginica Linnaeus

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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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