Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Asiatic Dayflower - Commelina communis   L.
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DistributionThroughout the state, no doubt in every county.

Native of Asia; in N.A. central and eastern U.S., Ont., Que.
AbundanceCommon and widespread nearly everywhere, slightly less so in the Mountains.
HabitatRoadsides, urban and suburban weed, fields, clearings, farms, yards, waste ground, etc.
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting May-October.
IdentificationAsiatic Dayflower has spathes whose margins are free to the base; the very small middle petal is white (the other 2 are rich blue), and the spathes are pale green with dark veins.
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