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Originally a weed of Asia and Africa, now pantropical. It can be a serious pest, spreading plant diseases. Photo from Malawi.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Species: Commelina schweinfurthii C.B.Clarke subsp. ceciliae (C.B. Clarke) Faden Date: 2004-11-06 Location: Borrowdale Common, Harare Habitat:
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Species: Tradescantia zebrina Bosse Date: 2005-11-27 Location: Jill Wiley's Sanctuary, Laurenceville road, lower Vumba. Habitat: Disturbed margin of forest.
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Tomahawk Bottom, Tom Keeling field, 210 m (by crow) E of large spring, Searcy County, Arkansas, US
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Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Paisley, Florida, United States
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Commelina communis L. syn.: Commelina debilis Ledeb.Asiatic Dayflower, DE: Gemeine TagblumeSlo.: navadna komelinaDat.: Sept. 06. 2012Lat.: 46.33974 Long.: 13.55465Code: Bot_655/2012_IMG1044Habitat: roadside, sandy, almost flat ruderal terrain, in half shade, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: sandy soil.Place: Bovec basin, northeast outskirts of town Bovec, below are place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: This beautiful and exotic looking introduced annual creeper originates in Asia. It is presently slowly occupying Bovec basin. I saw it the first time a few years ago. Today one can find it on several ruderal places in and around Bovec town. It is easily recognizable by its beautiful, bilaterally symmetrical, deep blue flowers, which cannot be overlooked. So I am pretty sure the current spreading I see is real. It seems to be a relatively recent 'supplement' to local flora. Fortunately, for the time being, it doesn't seem particularly invasive. It is introduced also to North America, where it is considered a common and sometimes troublesome weed in several cultures including soybean, cotton, rice, peanuts and others. Allegedly each flower blooms during the morning for a single day, hence the common name. Of cause, this should not be taken too literally.Ref.:(1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 711.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Species: Commelina schweinfurthii C.B.Clarke subsp. ceciliae (C.B. Clarke) Faden Date: 2012-01-14 Location: Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area Habitat: In open miombo woodland
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Species: Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. Date: 2005-10-02 Location: Ndundu Lodge, Vumba Habitat: Planted in shaded part of garden but difinitely weedy and spreading into forest margins
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Tomahawk Bottom, Tom Keeling field, 210 m (by crow) E of large spring, Searcy County, Arkansas, US
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.COMMELINACEAE Local: Museu de Histria Natural, Paris, Frana.Ref.: Musum national d'Histoire naturelle (Frana)
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Commelina communis L. syn.: Commelina debilis Ledeb.Asiatic Dayflower, DE: Gemeine TagblumeSlo.: navadna komelinaDat.: Sept. 06. 2012Lat.: 46.33974 Long.: 13.55465Code: Bot_655/2012_IMG1044Habitat: roadside, sandy, almost flat ruderal terrain, in half shade, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: sandy soil.Place: Bovec basin, northeast outskirts of town Bovec, below are place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: This beautiful and exotic looking introduced annual creeper originates in Asia. It is presently slowly occupying Bovec basin. I saw it the first time a few years ago. Today one can find it on several ruderal places in and around Bovec town. It is easily recognizable by its beautiful, bilaterally symmetrical, deep blue flowers, which cannot be overlooked. So I am pretty sure the current spreading I see is real. It seems to be a relatively recent 'supplement' to local flora. Fortunately, for the time being, it doesn't seem particularly invasive. It is introduced also to North America, where it is considered a common and sometimes troublesome weed in several cultures including soybean, cotton, rice, peanuts and others. Allegedly each flower blooms during the morning for a single day, hence the common name. Of cause, this should not be taken too literally.Ref.:(1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 711.