Benghal dayflower |
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| Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina benghalensis L.
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| Synonym(s): tropical spiderwort, jio |
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. |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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Seedling(s);
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Seedling(s);
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Feature(s); The underground flowers appear as swollen nodes. Thomas County, GA
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Feature(s); The underground flowers appear as swollen nodes. Thomas County, GA
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Feature(s); Red hairs on leaf sheath
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Foliage; Close-up of foliage
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Flower(s); Thomas County, GA
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Flower(s); Aerial flower
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Flower(s); Double flower in profile
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Infestation; Thomas County, GA
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Infestation; Infestation in harvested cotton field. Cairo, Georgia. 2001
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Infestation; Large infestation in cotton field
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Infestation; Infestation in cotton field. Grady county, Georgia. 2002
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Infestation; Large infestation
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Infestation; close up of Bengal dayflower in cotton
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Infestation; Bengal dayflower with peanut in lower right corner
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Infestation; Peanuts infested with Bengal dayflower (2 wks after planting)
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Infestation; in peanut 6 weeks into the season
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Seed(s); seed recovered from gut contents of dove
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Invasive Reference(s):
Check Invasive.org for most current lists.
- Federal Noxious Weed List
- California - Noxious Weed Law
- Georgia - EPPC list
- Massachusetts - Noxious Weed Law
- Mississippi - Noxious Weed Law
- North Carolina - Noxious Weed Law
- Oregon - Noxious Weed Law
- South Carolina - EPPC List
- South Carolina - Noxious Weed Law
- Tennessee - Noxious Weed Law
- Vermont - Noxious Weed Law
- Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South
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