DOI
10.2179/13-033
Abstract
This is the first report of Commelina benghalensis (Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort) in Virginia. Three mature plants with intertwined stems bearing numerous chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers were discovered as weeds in a landscape planting of hybrid Hemerocallis, hybrid Iris, and a dwarf cultivar of Nandina domestica; nine nonreproductive seedlings were found about one meter distant in the same flower bed.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2013
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2013, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society. This article first appeared in Castanea: 78:4 (2013), 329.
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Recommended Citation
Hayden, W. John. "Commelina benghalensis New to Virginia." Castanea 78, no. 4 (December 2013): 329.