Filed As:

Commelinaceae
Commelina communis L.

All Determinations:

Commelina communis L. det. R. B. Faden, 2004

Commelina diffusa Burm.f. det. D. E. Atha, 2002

Location:

United States of America. North Carolina. Gates Co. Merchant's Millpond State Park, on spit of land extending into Merchant's Mill Pond, near western edge of lake, east of SSR 1400 and south of where road crosses Bennett's Creek. Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 3519 with Hannah Stevens, 30 Sep 2002

Description:

Herb, forming dense colonies in semi-shade along edge of parking lot.

Habitat:

Moist woods with Nyssa and Taxodium.

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00198723
GUID: a2ebcef4-73e6-4a0d-a3cf-88227b0a0f3e

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (accurate to within a radius of about 25 m)
Coordinates: (36.4311, -76.6976)

Distribution:

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