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  • From: Evan <kodama@riseup.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Off topic: What flower is this
  • Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:35:01 -0400

I ate a flower of this one the other day. Very small, but sweet. I can
imagine gathering a couple handful of flowers would make an excellent
addition to a salad. If I found it in abundance, I would throw it in my water
for the day much as I like to do with rose petals and honeysuckle when I come
across them. Mmmm nectar.

I haven't tried the leaves of this one yet, but I imagine since I relish
spiderwort leaves (same family: Commelinaceae) that dayflower's might be
tasty too.

lovin' yer "weeds",
Evan

On Jul 12, 2011, at 10:17 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:

> 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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