Commelinaceae
Cojite blanco
Commelina rufipes
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Commelina rufipesCommelinaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cojite blanco
Synonyms
- Athyrocarpus persicariifolius f. tetraspermus Donn.Sm.
- Athyrocarpus rufipes (Seub.) Standl.
- Commelina rufipes var. rufipes Seub.
- Commelinopsis rufipes (Seub.) D.R.Hunt
- Phaeosphaerion persicariifolium var. rufipes (Seub.) C.B.Clarke
- Phaeosphaerion rufipes (Seub.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.