Commelinaceae
Shy dayflower
Commelina modesta
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- وعلان بسيط
- English
- Shy dayflower
Flowers
- In flower
- October to March (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- CommelinaCommelina tuberosaCommelinaceae
- Virginia dayflowerCommelina virginicaCommelinaceae
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- Commelina fluviatilisCommelinaceae
- Commelina maculataCommelinaceae
- Commelina auriculataCommelinaceae
- Carolina dayflowerCommelina carolinianaCommelinaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.