Annual Blue Dayflower (Commelina eckloniana)

Annual Blue Dayflower, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Commelina eckloniana is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family with a broad distribution in Central and East Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Annual Blue Dayflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Commelina livingstonii
Commelina forskaolii
Commelina schomburgkiana
Commelina ensifolia
Commelina dianthifolia
Commelina tuberosa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species: Commelina eckloniana

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