Virginia Dayflower
Commelina virginica
                    
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DFL1428
 
left Virginia Dayflower Photograph right
 
2023 Photograph, Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica, Spiderwort Family, Commelinaceae), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2023.
Each flower lasts but one day, hence the name.  This species is similar to the Erect Dayflower and Asiatic Dayflower, but the obvious difference is the large, blue lower petal.
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