Commelina erecta subsp. erecta
Commelina erecta subsp. erecta
- Native to:
- Angola | Argentina | Aruba | Bahamas | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bolivia | Botswana | Brazil | Burkina | Cayman Is. | Chad | Colombia | Congo | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Eswatini | Ethiopia | French Guiana | Gambia | Ghana | Guam | Guatemala | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Kenya | Leeward Is. | Malawi | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Mozambique | Namibia | Netherlands Antilles | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Panamá | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Senegal | Somalia | South Africa | Southwest Caribbean | Suriname | Tanzania | Togo | Trinidad-Tobago | Turks-Caicos Is. | United States | AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY | Uruguay | Venezuela | Venezuelan Antilles | Virgin Islands | Windward Is. | Yemen | Zimbabwe
GBIF: Arturo Benavides Mendoza
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Commelinaceae
- Genus:
- Commelina
- Species:
- Commelina erecta subsp. erecta
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- blue, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from tuberous roots after fire. Common component of fire-maintained prairies and savannas.
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily at warm temperatures without pretreatment. Light may enhance germination rates.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch