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Commelina Africana Commelina Africana is the name that I got out of a book and it said this was a wandering Jew although when I googled wandering Jew it was a different plant Commelina africana,Commelinaceae,Common yellow commelina,Geotagged,South Africa,Summer,commelina Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Commelina Africana

Commelina Africana is the name that I got out of a book and it said this was a wandering Jew although when I googled wandering Jew it was a different plant

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    Absolutely beautiful! Posted 6 years ago

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The Common yellow commelina

Commelina africana is a spreading, perennial herb. Commelina africana differs from most other Commelina species by having pretty, small, canary-yellow flowers instead of the usual blue flowers, and also the spathe (bract) is simply folded and not joined.

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Similar species: Commelinales
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jul 2, 2017. Captured Jan 27, 2017 09:51 in R388, Hopetown, 8750, South Africa.
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  • PENTAX K-5 II
  • f/11.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.