The Birdbill dayflower (Commelina dianthifolia)

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ephotocorp / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

CC0BT5

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49.3 MB (998.4 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5072 x 3396 px | 42.9 x 28.8 cm | 16.9 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

13 August 2010

Location:

Pune, Maharastra, India

Photographer:

Avinash Harpude

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The Birdbill dayflower (Commelina dianthifolia), Only partial erect, the succulent stems of this dayflower are branched profusely. Bright-green leaves are long and narrow. Flowers with 3 broad purple or blue petals protruding from a broad folded spathe atop a leaning or erect, branched stem with narrow leaves. Showy, blue three-petaled flowers occur singly or in clusters at branch ends and from leaf axils. Each flower is open a single morning. The plant is usually no taller than 10 in.