. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Commelina crispa Wooton. Curly- leaved Day-flower. Fig. 1149. Commelina crispa Wooton, Bull. Torr. Club 25: 451. 1898. Finely villous or glabrous below; stems com- monly branched at the base, the branches i°-3° long. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceo- late, ij'-3i' long, acuminate, crisped, slightly contracted at the base; sheaths pale, 6"-7i" lon
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 3. Commelina crispa Wooton. Curly- leaved Day-flower. Fig. 1149. Commelina crispa Wooton, Bull. Torr. Club 25: 451. 1898. Finely villous or glabrous below; stems com- monly branched at the base, the branches i°-3° long. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceo- late, ij'-3i' long, acuminate, crisped, slightly contracted at the base; sheaths pale, 6"-7i" long, ciliate; spathes l'-i' long, acute or acumi- nate, pubescent, united at the base; sepals orbicular-elliptic; petals various, the 2 upper light blue, with slender claws and broadly reniform blades, 5"-/' broad, the third white, lanceolate, i"-ii" long; capsule 2"-2i" long, 3-celled, 2 cavities dehiscent, third cavity in- dehiscent; seeds smooth. In sandy and rocky soil, Missouri and Nebraska to Texas and New Mexico. July-Sept. 4. Commelina virginica L. Virginia Day- flower. Fig. 1150. Commelina virginica L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 61. 1762. Similar to Commelina communis, somewhat pubes- cent or glabrous, the stems diffusely branched, rather stouter, ii°-3° high. Leaves lanceolate or linear- lanceolate, 3'-s' long, s"-i2" wide, acuminate at the apex; sheaths inflated, often pubescent, the orifice sometimes fringed; spathes several, usually peduncled, the 2 bracts acute or acuminate, 8"-ia" long, distinct; flowers 1' broad or less, showy; cap- sule 3-celled, each cell i-seeded, the dorsal one in- dehiscent and roughened. In moist soil, southern New York to Illinois and Michigan, south to Florida, Kansas, Texas and through tropical America to Paraguay. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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