Scientific Name: Commelina cyanea
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Pronunciation:com-el-EE-nah sy-AN-ee-ah
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Common Name:Scurvy plant
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Type:
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Family:COMMELINACEAE
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Status:Common
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Flowers:Blue, 3-petalled
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Flowers Color:Blue
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Fruit Color:Brown
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Vegetation Type:Eucalypt Forest, mois
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Species List:Emu Mt., Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wallace Park, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Stratford Park, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNP Tanglewood, Heritage Park
Identification Notes
Blue flowers |Develops roots from leaf nodes. |Forms dense mat. The very similar and smaller-flowered Commelina diffusa is an exotic weed
Landscaping Notes
Excellent natural groundcover|control will be necessary in garden situations