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Commelina communis, the Asiatic dayflower, is an annual herbaceous plan

family, Commelinaceae. The blooms last for a single day and are distinctive
relatively large blue petals and one much reduced white petal. The three lon
fertile, while the three short stamens are infertile. This focus-stacked photog
a C. communis flower was taken in a garden in Bamberg, Germany.
Photograph credit: Reinhold Möller

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