Scientists have discovered how two closely-related species of Asiatic dayflower can coexist in the wild despite their competitive relationship. Through a combination of field surveys and artificial ...

The cheery blue color of dayflowers (Commelina communis) - so named because each flower lasts but a day - does nothing to dispel some pity I feel for them. Not that the petals cry out for sympathy.

Kobe University ecologist USHIMARU Atushi has been studying the Asiatic dayflower, scientifically known as Commelina communis, for over 20 years and realized it grows vigorously in urban environments, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Chloride concentrations in longitudinal files of cells across the root of Commelina communis have been determined. Vacuolar sap was taken from ...

China: shoots and leaves eaten. India (area unspecified): seeds eaten; (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots used as greens.

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