Commelinaceae
Virginia dayflower
Commelina virginica
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- كوميلينا فيرجينيكا
- Chinese
- 耳苞鴨跖草, 耳苞鸭跖草
- English
- Virginia dayflower
Synonyms
- Allotria scabra Raf.
- Commelina auriculata E.Mey.
- Commelina caerulea Salisb.
- Commelina deficiens Herb.
- Commelina hirtella Vahl
- Commelina longifolia Michx.
- Commelina truncata Willd.
- Commelina virginica var. latifolia Torr.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 297 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Phillip Salzinger, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Cave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.