
Commelina communis. Copyright © 2005 by Robbin Moran. tcf.bh.cornell.edu.JPG
Commelina communis is an Annual monocotyledon, trailing herb, rooting at nodes stems to 80 cm long, succulent, pale green.
Leaves alternate, stalkless, basal sheath 1-2 cm, clasping stem, blade narrowly egg-shaped, 5-12 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, tip pointed, base slightly lobed.

Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower). Dave Taft. 9/2017
Flowers bilaterally symmetrical, 3 petals, the upper two blue, 0.8-1.5 cm long, the lower one white, smaller, above a green heart-shaped bract sharply folded along midrib, tip pointing downward.

Commelina communis (asiatic-dayflower). © 2008 Katy Chayka. Minnesota Wildflowers. minnesotawildflowers.info (Accessed 1/2018).
Fruit dry, 4-seeded capsule.
Wetland status: FAC.
Frequency in NYC: Frequent.
Origin: Asia.
Habitat: Weed of open ground sun or semi-shade, gardens, roadsides. Can become invasive in some places.