| Birdbill dayflower | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. dianthifolia |
| Binomial name | |
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Commelina dianthifolia Delile |
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Commelina dianthifolia, known as the birdbill dayflower, is a perennial herb native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. Petals are blue while sepals are green. The inflorescence is a scorpioid cyme and it is subtended by a boat-like spathe.
An infusion of plant used by Keres people as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients. The Ramah Navajo give a cold simple or compound infusion to livestock as an aphrodisiac.