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Birdbill dayflower
Commelina dianthifolia
About
Commelina dianthifolia, known as the birdbill dayflower, is a perennial herb native to mountains in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. Petals are blue while sepals are green. The inflorescence is a scorpioid cyme and it is subtended by a boat-like spathe.
- Family
- Commelinaceae
How to use it
The birdbill dayflower can be appreciated for its ornamental beauty in gardens, especially in mountainous or rocky areas where it naturally thrives. Its unique flowers can attract pollinators, contributing to the local ecosystem.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Commelina dianthifolia
- Slug
- commelina-dianthifolia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Commelina
- Species
- dianthifolia
- Wikidata QID
- Q5152271
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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