These "weedlike" plants have beautiful blue colored flowers!
I read this plant is fed to pigs in the Philippines. In China it is used as a dye for painting, but in New Guinea, the young leaf tips are eaten!(See wikipedia).
| Plant | Commelinales/Commelinaceae-Commelinoideae/Commelina difusa |
| Common Name | pig weed, climbing or creeping dayflower |
| Location | Australia |
| Camera | Panasonic Lumix S3 |
| Photographer | Susan Estrope Dicker |
| Reference | Stuart Xchange, Wikipedia |
Photo owned and copyright by Susan E. Dicker, published in this blog with permission.
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