Commelina dianthifolia, known as the birdbill dayflower, is a perennial herb native to mountains in the south-western United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas) and northern Mexico.[1] Petals are blue while sepals are green. The inflorescence is a scorpioid cyme and it is subtended by a boat-like spathe.
commelina, dianthifolia, known, birdbill, dayflower, perennial, herb, native, mountains, south, western, united, states, arizona, colorado, mexico, texas, northern, mexico, petals, blue, while, sepals, green, inflorescence, scorpioid, cyme, subtended, boat, li. Commelina dianthifolia known as the birdbill dayflower is a perennial herb native to mountains in the south western United States Arizona Colorado New Mexico Texas and northern Mexico 1 Petals are blue while sepals are green The inflorescence is a scorpioid cyme and it is subtended by a boat like spathe Birdbill dayflowerScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder CommelinalesFamily CommelinaceaeGenus CommelinaSpecies C dianthifoliaBinomial nameCommelina dianthifoliaDelileUses EditAn infusion of plant used by Keres people as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients 2 The Ramah Navajo give a cold simple or compound infusion to livestock as an aphrodisiac 3 References Edit Commelina dianthifolia Delile PLANTS Profile USDA Retrieved 25 January 2011 Swank George R 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians University of New Mexico M A Thesis p 38 Vestal Paul A 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40 4 1 94 p 19 This Commelinales related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commelina dianthifolia amp oldid 1117114670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
