Whitemouth Dayflower (Commelina erecta)

   
 
 

Whitemouth Dayflower (Commelina erecta), Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Whitemouth Dayflower
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Commelina erecta (co-mel-LYE-nuh ee-RECK-tuh)
• Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
• Geographic Range: Much of the United States west to Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizon; northern Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 8 Sep 2006