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§1 Plant

Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

vernacular climbing dayflower — species · Commelinaceae

USDA
CODI5
GBIF
2764202
Rank
species
climbing dayflower (Commelina diffusa)
Platephotograph · lougarouCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Annual, Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Commelinaceae Mirb.
Genus
Commelina
§2a

Native status, by region

  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
  • PR Puerto Rico Native
  • VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b

County-level range

· 438 counties across 24 states/territories
Legend Native · 434 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
47 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
32–60 in/yr
pH range
5.2–7.2
Root depth
4 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Stoloniferous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
1 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Yellow-Green
Porosity (summer)
Porous
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Blue
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
175,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 438 counties across 24 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 43 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 33 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 32 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 54 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 48 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 18 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CODI5 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2764202 ↗

Record version

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