Commelina erecta L.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina erecta L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Ford 125, 15 Sep 2007

  • Location

    Mexico. Chihuahua Estado. Municipio Batopilas. Batopilas, Arroyo Los Tachos.

  • Habitat

    Soil rock and sand, wet. Exposure sun. Creek bed.

  • Description

    Herb 4 - 8" tall. Root 2 ½" long. Stem erect. Leaves 1 ½ - 3" long. Flower blue bilaterally symmetrical, 3 petals - 2 upper ear-like blue petals, 1 smaller lower lobed white petal, that emerges from boat-shaped bract. Flower 5/8" wide, 3/8" tall. Measurements from fresh plant.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1042405

    Occurrence ID: 31f16d69-358f-4a40-8620-60d1d2c4e8bc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina erecta L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • Locality

    Chihuahua Estado. Municipio Batopilas. Batopilas, Arroyo Los Tachos

  • Elevation

    Alt. 582 m. (1909 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    27.0246, -107.744

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