Selected images for Benghal dayflower (Commelina benghalensis )
Benghal dayflower, or tropical spiderwort, is an annual or perennial, creeping herb that is on the Federal Noxious Weed List. Leaves are alternate, lily-like, 1.2-2.8 in. (3-7 cm) long and often have reddish hairs towards the tip. Aboveground flowers are very small with relatively large lilac to blue petals and are present from the spring into the fall. Underground flowers, which grow on burrowing rhizomes, are white and very small. Benghal dayflower invades areas with moist soil including roadsides, grasslands and other disturbed areas. It is especially problematic in pastures and crop fields where it forms dense, pure stands that can smother other plants such as low-growing crops. Benghal dayflower is native to Asia and Africa and was first found in the United States in 1963.
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1336001 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Feature(s) Byron Rhodes |
1336002 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Flower(s) Byron Rhodes |
1336003 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Byron Rhodes |
1336004 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Feature(s) Byron Rhodes |
1381001 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Flower(s) Herb Pilcher |
1381002 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Flower(s) Theodore Webster |
1381003 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Feature(s) Herb Pilcher |
1381004 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Seedling(s) Theodore Webster |
2308077 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Stanley Culpepper |
2308078 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Foliage Stanley Culpepper |
2308079 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Stanley Culpepper |
2308080 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Stanley Culpepper |
2308119 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Stanley Culpepper |
2308120 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Seedling(s) Stanley Culpepper |
5309042 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Theodore Webster |
5309046 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Theodore Webster |
5309048 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Theodore Webster |
5309052 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Seed(s) Theodore Webster |
5309076 Benghal dayflower Commelina benghalensis Infestation Theodore Webster |
