COMMELINACEAE

Commelina erecta

Common Name:  White-mouth Dayflower

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Commelina erecta flower.jpg (45165 bytes) commelina.flw1.jpg (43136 bytes)
flower flower again, showing the two lower stamens and the bract underneath the flower
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flower yet again, but this time the third petal, which is white and much smaller than the two blue petals, is visible habit and leaves--is this a monocot or a dicot?