Filed As:
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis L.
Commelinaceae
Commelina communis L.
Common Names:
common dayflower
common dayflower
Location:
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Pound Ridge. Main entrance to the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance. Alt. 139m. (456 ft.)
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Pound Ridge. Main entrance to the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance. Alt. 139m. (456 ft.)
Description:
Herb, 12 cm tall. Flowers subtended by a falcate spathe; 2 prominent petals blue, the others translucent white; 3 staminodes innermost, with yellow sterile anthers and blue filaments; 3 fertile stamens outermost (one more innermost than the other two, with white filaments and yellow anthers; style curved, about as long as the two outermost stamens. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Herb, 12 cm tall. Flowers subtended by a falcate spathe; 2 prominent petals blue, the others translucent white; 3 staminodes innermost, with yellow sterile anthers and blue filaments; 3 fertile stamens outermost (one more innermost than the other two, with white filaments and yellow anthers; style curved, about as long as the two outermost stamens. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Growing along stone wall ca. 30 m W of the main entrance.
Growing along stone wall ca. 30 m W of the main entrance.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 03220132
GUID: 45a85a2a-c2bf-4b21-b338-f0eff3636b5e
NY Barcode: 03220132
GUID: 45a85a2a-c2bf-4b21-b338-f0eff3636b5e
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1757, -73.5996)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1757, -73.5996)