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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Off topic: What flower is this
  • Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:17:51 -0500

Here's the PFAF description of the plant including what parts are
medicinal & edible (as well as a dye plant):


http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Commelina%20communis


I don't recognize it at all, I don't think it grows this far north.


~mIEKAL


On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com> wrote:
> Commelina communis, otherwise known as Day Flower. An asian weed which is
> not very common around here, but I think more common farther south (like
> illinois and indiana).
>
> I don't think it's particularly aggressive or problematic. Seemed pretty
> weak and floppy and not overly abundant where I've seen it.
>
> -matt
> z5 se MI
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:30 PM, <Jwlehman@aol.com> wrote:
>
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