| Commelina communis L. |
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| Herbarium: | Tennessee Technological University Herbarium (HTTU) Herbarium's Specimen Details Page |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Currently Accepted Name: | Commelina communis L. |
| Herbarium Name Used: | Commelina communis |
| Locality: | United States. Tennessee. Putnam: Old City Lake Park, approximately 3.8 miles from downtown Cookeville (i.e., Broad St. at Washington Ave). The park is located on East Lake Rd. approximately 0.2 mile off of Rt. 70N east. |
| Description: | repent annual with numerous branches rooting at the nodes, spreading for several meters forming large mat covering near the edge of the water, green, glaborous |
| Habitat: | Collected in open sun. Soil is a sandy clay; saturated near water's edge to just moist within a meter from the edge. |
| Elevation: | 287 m |
| Notes: | Associated Species: Rotala ramosior, Lindernia dubia, Eleocharis obtusa, Boehmeria cylindrica, Rumex crispus, Polygonum |
| Collector: | Mary S. Peterson 38 |
| Date: | 05 Sept. 1998 |
| Accession No: | HTTU034520 |
| Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation |