Side-by-side watercolor: Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) has spathe edges free to the base; native Slender Dayflower (Commelina erecta) has edges joined near the base.

Educational watercolor comparison of Commelina communis and Commelina erecta, showing flowering stems and enlarged spathes. Asiatic Dayflower has free margins; Slender Dayflower has margins fused near the base. Leaf width and sheath hairiness are supporting, variable characters.

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