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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Spiderworts and Allies
  6. Spiderworts
  7. Commelineae
  8. Dayflowers and Relatives

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Dayflowers and Relatives

Commelininae

Includes
4 native 4 introduced 5 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Dayflowers 4 native
  • Aneilema
  • Pollia
  • Rhopalephora

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native dayflowers and relatives All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Scrambling Dayflower Commelina diffusa caterpillars 2 food 5 flowers 8
  • Whitemouth Dayflower Commelina erecta caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 5 flowers 14
  • Virginia Dayflower Commelina virginica caterpillars 1 food 4 flowers 2
  • Birdbill Dayflower Commelina dianthifolia food 4 flowers 1

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