Commelinaceae
African dayflower
Commelina nigritana
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Commelina nigritanaCommelinaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- African dayflower
Synonyms
- Commelina nigritana var. nigritana
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March, September (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.