They are ovate lanceolate ovate or slightly cordate. The hairless alternate leaves are up to 5 long and 2 across. The round stems are smooth and hairless.
It can be erect or sprawl across the ground like a vine. This plant is a summer annual about 1 3 long. Asiatic dayflower commelina communis dayflower family commelinaceae description.
Asiatic dayflower commelina communis the type species is a decumbent reclined non native annual with two showy blue petals and a much smaller obscure white petal all species occur mostly statewide except. Carolina dayflower commelina caroliniana is a non native annual with three blue petals with yellow stamens and staminodes. Recently sold home at 9 dayflower dr asheville nc 28803 that sold on february 4 2020 for last sold for 702 500.
Browse photos and price history of this 4 bed 4 bath 2 888 sq. Where weed killers wipe out other pesky plants dayflowers charge right ahead without any competition. Asiatic dayflower commelina communis is a weed that s been around for a while but is getting more attention as of late this is probably because it s so resistant to commercial herbicides.
Clemson university department of plant industry dpi personnel will conduct the benghal dayflower survey from october 28 to november 1 2013. Searchers will be looking for commelina benghalensis or benghal dayflower a state and federally designated noxious weed that was recently detected for the first time in south carolina. Carolina dayflower commelina coelestis commelina commelina communis asiatic dayflower commelina dianthifolia birdbill dayflower commelina diffusa climbing dayflower commelina erecta whitemouth dayflower commelina forskaolii rat s ear commelina latifolia.
It is considered invasive in several states and resistant to herbicides. The flowers are blue purple. Commelina communis is a weedy sprawling plant which often roots at the joints of stems.
Phonetic spelling kom uh lin uh kom yoo nis this plant is an invasive species in north carolina description.
Carolina dayflower. Commelina caroliniana sometimes known as the carolina dayflower is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family native to india and bangladesh both the scientific name and the common name are misleading as the plant was described based on specimens found in the southeastern united states before it was known that the plant had been introduced from india. Discover life s page about the biology natural history ecology identification and distribution of commelina caroliniana carolina dayflower discover life mobile. Carolina dayflower c ommelina caroliniana w alter infesting soybean g lycine max l fields on northern k yushu i sland j apan has seed heteromorphism. That is it produces two types of seeds.
Pericarp and naked however there is no information about their germination behavior. The purpose of this study was to understand the germination characteristics of carolina dayflower seeds and to.
The purpose of this study was to understand the germination characteristics of carolina dayflower seeds and to. Pericarp and naked however there is no information about their germination behavior. That is it produces two types of seeds.
Carolina dayflower c ommelina caroliniana w alter infesting soybean g lycine max l fields on northern k yushu i sland j apan has seed heteromorphism. Discover life s page about the biology natural history ecology identification and distribution of commelina caroliniana carolina dayflower discover life mobile. Commelina caroliniana sometimes known as the carolina dayflower is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family native to india and bangladesh both the scientific name and the common name are misleading as the plant was described based on specimens found in the southeastern united states before it was known that the plant had been introduced from india.
