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Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
climbing dayflower
Symbol: CODI5
Group: Monocot
Family: Commelinaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Commelina diffusa (climbing dayflower) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Douglas Ladd. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

CODI5

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Related Taxa:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Commelina diffusa var. diffusa. Native. Distribution of Commelina diffusa var. gigas. Native.      
Commelina diffusa var. diffusa
climbing dayflower		 Commelina diffusa var. gigas
climbing dayflower		      
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Classification:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Commelinales –
                         Family Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
                            Genus Commelina L. – dayflower
                               Species Commelina diffusa Burm. f. – climbing dayflower

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Invasive Information:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
        spreading dayflower
        climbing dayflower
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NI FACW NI NO NO NO NO FAC FACW

COGI2: Commelina gigas Small [=CODIG]
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI

      *for this plant and/or its related entities and synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39131.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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