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Dayflower

Commelina sp.

Description:

A beautiful blue flower with 2 large petals. About 3 to 4 cm in diameter. It was growing in crevices of the rocks above the shoreline. Sihoplaya on the Gulf Coast of Campeche. Another lavender variety (species?) was spotted in August, 2015 in a forest park near Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/201...).

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3 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

I have them here too so recognized it pretty quickly :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 8 years ago

Thank you Ashley, that was a fast response! :)

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Genus Commelina, Dayflower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Campeche, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 26, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015

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