About Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta, commonly known as white mouth dayflower, slender dayflower, or widow's tears. C. erecta is a blue flower often recognized by its two large blue petals and smaller white petal. It is a perennial herb common across the world and native throughout the Americas, Africa and western Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina erecta
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- COMMELINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands, moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Whitemouth Dayflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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