Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHAROPHYTA
Class
EQUISETOPSIDA
Family
COMMELINACEAE
Genus
Commelina
Species
diffusa
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Climbing Dayflower
Alternate name
Spreading Dayflower, Wandering Jew
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Very common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread in various forest types in all soil types
Known location
City-wide
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Fresh water swamp, marsh, soak, seepage area.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Rainforest
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Forest, Woodland (unspecified), open forest, open woodland
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Herb
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999