Commelinaceae
Carolina dayflower
Commelina caroliniana
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- وعلان كاروليني
- English
- Carolina dayflower
- Finnish
- Perhosoljo
- Swedish
- Amerikansk himmelsblomma
Synonyms
- Commelina hasskarlii C.B.Clarke
Flowers
- In flower
- May, July to October (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: L. Shyamal, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.