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Jul 16, 2016 12:05 PM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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This is a confusing genus, and trying to ID one from a single pic can be daunting. C. communis is easy to ID with a clear flower macro because the little yellow things in the middle of the flower have brown dots. It has 2 blue petals and 1 lesser petal that's sometimes referred to as clear but can be opaquely bluish or white. It comes to a point.

The size of the blooms varies greatly, which I never realized until seeing several types in person. Pics w/o scale are more difficult.

Some description keys, pics:
communis: http://www.illinoiswildflowers...
diffusa: http://keys.trin.org.au/key-se...
erecta: http://www.wildflower.org/plan...
benghalensis: http://www.gri.msstate.edu/ipa...
virginica: http://www.wildflower.org/plan...

There are others.

The following blooms do not fit with C. communis but have been placed in that entry in the database here. Please place any comments about the specific pics on the individual discussions.

The thread "Doubt C. communis" in Photo of Dayflower (Commelina)
The thread "Not C. communis" in Photo of Virginia Day-Flower (Commelina virginica)
The thread "Doubt C. communis" in Photo of Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis)
The thread "Doubt C. communis" in Photo of Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis)
The thread "Not C. communis" in Photo of Dayflower (Commelina)

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