scurvy weed
Commelina cyanea
Summary 2
Commelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. The blue flowers appear over the warmer months and are pollinated by bees and flies.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_cyanea
More Info
- iNaturalistAU taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
