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Commelina ensifolia R.Br.
Wandering Jew

Reference
Prodr. 269 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or semi-prostrate perennial or annual, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. blue, Jan to Dec. Sandy clay, laterite, clay, basalt, sandstone. Floodplains, seepage areas, rocky grounds.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Cambridge-Bonaparte, Canning, Kimberley, Ningaloo.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.