Definition of Dayflowers. Meaning of Dayflowers. Synonyms of Dayflowers

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Definition of Dayflowers

Dayflower
Dayflower Day"flow`er (-flou`[~e]r), n. (Bot.) A genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs (Commelina), having ephemeral flowers.

Meaning of Dayflowers from wikipedia

- Commelina is a genus of approximately 208 species commonly called dayflowers due to the short lives of their flowers. They are less often known as widow's...
- Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms last...
- Commelina erecta, commonly known as the white mouth dayflower, slender dayflower, or widow's tears, is a perennial herb native throughout the Americas...
- sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It has been introduced to...
- 731 known species in 41 genera. Well known genera include Commelina (dayflowers) and Tradescantia (spiderworts). The family is diverse in both the Old...
- commonly called widow's tears or false dayflowers due to their resemblance of the closely related true dayflowers of the genus Commelina. Tinantia is native...
- Well-known commelinids include palms and relatives (order Arecales), dayflowers, spiderworts, kangaroo paws, and water hyacinth (order Commelinales),...
- by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, spiderwort, dayflower and trad. Tradescantia grow 30–60 cm tall (1–2 ft), and are commonly found...
- Commelina virginica, commonly known as the Virginia dayflower, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It is native to the mideastern and southeastern...
- positively geotropic ones. The underground branches do not bear leaves. Bengal dayflowers display an enormous diversity in reproductive systems. It produces three...