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Commelina benghalensis L.
jio

       
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Commelina benghalensis L.

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Distribution:
Commelina benghalensis L.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, NC), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Commelina benghalensis L.

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 13 species in Commelina
 

Classification:
Commelina benghalensis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Commelinales
Family Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus Commelina L. – dayflower
Species Commelina benghalensis L. – jio
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Commelina benghalensis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Benghal dayflower              Noxious weed
Alabama:
Benghal dayflower              Class A noxious weed
California:
Benghal dayflower              Quarantine
Florida:
Benghal dayflower              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Benghal dayflower              Prohibited
Minnesota:
Benghal dayflower              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
jio              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Benghal dayflower              Quarantine
South Carolina:
tropical spiderwort              Plant pest
Vermont:
Benghal dayflower              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Commelina benghalensis L.

benghal dayflower

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Commelina benghalensis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Commelina benghalensis L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39134.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Commelina benghalensis L.

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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Australia-Bushland Friendly Nursery Scheme

FAO Weeds

FL-Tropical Spiderwort Identification and Control

Flora of China Line Drawing

Forestry Images

GA-University of Georgia Weed Science

HI-Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (USGS)

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products (Famine Foods)

Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth (IPAMS)

NAPPO Pest Fact Sheet

USDA APHIS-Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US

www.invasives.org

 
 
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