Commelinaceae

Birdbill dayflower

Commelina dianthifolia Redouté

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina

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Birdbill dayflower (Commelina dianthifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 石竹叶鸭跖草, 石竹葉鴨跖草, 小花鸭跖草
English: Birdbill dayflower

Synonyms

Commelina angustifolia Rchb.
Commelina angustifolia Kellogg
Commelina caroliniana Willd. ex Kunth
Commelina clandestina Hort.Berol. ex Kunth
Commelina debilis Kunth
Commelina puberula Hort.Berol.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 401 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elizabeth LaGro, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexandre Passos, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.