Commelina communis L.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina communis L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6817, 05 Oct 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond.

  • Habitat

    Along railroad tracks through freshwater marsh.

  • Description

    Herb ca 35 cm tall, the stems tinged reddish; upper 2 petals blue, the lower 3 petals white (including the smaller median petal).

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087288

    Occurrence ID: e1d0076c-9a08-4d17-8d03-23a26ef73286

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122133, D. E. Atha 6817, Commelina communis L. - Accepted : Commelinaceae (48.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina communis L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond

  • Elevation

    Alt. 134 m. (440 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4462, -73.615

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The New York Botanical Garden
Commeliiiaceae
Commelina communis L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7
km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca
10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice
Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route
312 and W of Ice Pond. 41.446225N, 73.615004W, ca 134
m (Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital
world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 10 m).
Herb ca 35 cm tall, the stems tinged reddish; upper 2 petals
blue, the lower 3 petals white (including the smaller median
petal).
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
Daniel Atha 6817	05 Oct 2008
Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu.
01087288