Index / Search / Commelina erecta
§1 Plant
Commelina erecta L.
vernacular whitemouth dayflower — species · Commelinaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Commelinaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Commelina
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 792 counties across 34 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 792 counties across 34 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Colorado view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- St. Lucie 12111
- Sumter 12119
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Calhoun 13037
- Chatham 13051
- Columbia 13073
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Greene 13133
- Harris 13145
- Henry 13151
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Lanier 13173
- Lee 13177
- Lowndes 13185
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pike 13231
- Putnam 13237
- Randolph 13243
- Richmond 13245
- Taylor 13269
- Tift 13277
- Upson 13293
- Walton 13297
Illinois view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Cook 17031
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Whiteside 17195
Indiana view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Jackson 20085
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Morton 20129
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- Grant 22043
- Jefferson 22051
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Mary 22101
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Calhoun 28013
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Coahoma 28027
- Forrest 28035
- Harrison 28047
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Noxubee 28103
- Perry 28111
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
Missouri view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Carteret 37031
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Halifax 37083
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Lenoir 37107
- Madison 37115
- Mitchell 37121
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pender 37141
- Polk 37149
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
Oklahoma view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Alfalfa 40003
- Beaver 40007
- Beckham 40009
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Canadian 40017
- Carter 40019
- Choctaw 40023
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Cotton 40033
- Creek 40037
- Custer 40039
- Delaware 40041
- Dewey 40043
- Garvin 40049
- Grady 40051
- Grant 40053
- Greer 40055
- Harper 40059
- Jackson 40065
- Jefferson 40067
- Johnston 40069
- Kay 40071
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Roger Mills 40129
- Seminole 40133
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
- Washita 40149
- Woods 40151
- Woodward 40153
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 18 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Hardin 47071
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Rutherford 47149
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 155 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Andrews 48003
- Angelina 48005
- Aransas 48007
- Armstrong 48011
- Austin 48015
- Bailey 48017
- Bandera 48019
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Blanco 48031
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Brooks 48047
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Burnet 48053
- Calhoun 48057
- Callahan 48059
- Cameron 48061
- Cherokee 48073
- Childress 48075
- Collin 48085
- Collingsworth 48087
- Colorado 48089
- Comal 48091
- Comanche 48093
- Cooke 48097
- Crockett 48105
- Crosby 48107
- Culberson 48109
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Dawson 48115
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Dickens 48125
- Dimmit 48127
- Duval 48131
- Eastland 48133
- Ector 48135
- Edwards 48137
- El Paso 48141
- Erath 48143
- Falls 48145
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Frio 48163
- Gaines 48165
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Goliad 48175
- Gonzales 48177
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Guadalupe 48187
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hartley 48205
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hill 48217
- Houston 48225
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Irion 48235
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Jim Hogg 48247
- Jim Wells 48249
- Karnes 48255
- Kendall 48259
- Kenedy 48261
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Kinney 48271
- Kleberg 48273
- La Salle 48283
- Lamar 48277
- Lamb 48279
- Lampasas 48281
- Lavaca 48285
- Lee 48287
- Leon 48289
- Llano 48299
- Loving 48301
- Madison 48313
- Mason 48319
- Matagorda 48321
- Maverick 48323
- McCulloch 48307
- McLennan 48309
- McMullen 48311
- Medina 48325
- Milam 48331
- Mills 48333
- Montague 48337
- Montgomery 48339
- Morris 48343
- Motley 48345
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Nueces 48355
- Oldham 48359
- Palo Pinto 48363
- Parker 48367
- Pecos 48371
- Polk 48373
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Refugio 48391
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- San Patricio 48409
- Smith 48423
- Starr 48427
- Sterling 48431
- Sutton 48435
- Swisher 48437
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Terrell 48443
- Travis 48453
- Tyler 48457
- Upshur 48459
- Uvalde 48463
- Val Verde 48465
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Waller 48473
- Ward 48475
- Washington 48477
- Webb 48479
- Wharton 48481
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
- Wilbarger 48487
- Willacy 48489
- Williamson 48491
- Wilson 48493
- Wood 48499
- Young 48503
- Zapata 48505
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Charles City 51036
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King William 51101
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/COER ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2764389 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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