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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: I photographed this plant in Millers Falls Massachusetts at my sons farm. The land it is located on is conservation …

  • Question

    I photographed this plant in Millers Falls Massachusetts at my sons farm. The land it is located on is conservation protected. Is this a climbing dayflower (commelina diffusa)?

    Answer

    malisayounger, you have photographed a dayflower, but it is Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower). Note the paler lower petal that is diagnostic of this species. Best wishes.