Commelina communis L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  North Carolina

• County/Municipio

  Gates Co.

• Locality

  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

• Elevation

  Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.4311, -76.6976

• Georeferencing Method

  GPS. accurate to within a radius of about 25 m

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of The United States of America
Commelinaceae
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
det. D. E. Atha, 2002
The United States of America. North Carolina, Gates County.
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. 36°
25.868' N: 76° 41.857' W. (coordinates from hand-held GPS;
accurate to within a radius of about 25 m) Elevation: < 25 m.
Moist woods with Nyssa and Taxodium.
Herb, forming dense colonies in semi-shade along edge of
parking lot.
Collected by: Daniel E. Atha & Hannah Stevens 3519
30 September 2002
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