Commelina benghalensis L.
Detail
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Botanical Name
- Commelina benghalensis L.
- Common Name
- Benghal dayflower; Tropical spiderwort
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Not in Flora of Virginia
- Comments
- Commelina benghalensis was found on the University of Richmond campus, Fall 2012, representing a northward range extension from North Carolina. Details of the occurrence are reported by Dr. John Hayden in Castanea 78:329 (2013). The species is listed as a Federal Noxious Weed by the Office of Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA.
- Habitat
- Native Status
- Introduced
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