1. Plants decumbent or creeping, with ovate leaf blades 2–4 times as long as wide; edges of blade of spathe free for entire length.
C. communis
1. Plants erect, with lanceolate or linear leaf blades 7–10 times as long as wide; edges of blade of spathe united at the base.
C. erecta
All species found in Commelina
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March 8, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Commelina.