Commelina diffusa
Scrambling Dayflower
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Commelina diffusa, sometimes known as the climbing dayflower or spreading dayflower, is a pantropical herbaceous plant in the dayflower family. It has been introduced to the southeastern United States where it is most common in wet disturbed soils. There are two recognised varieties, one being the type and the other being C. diffusa var. gigas, which is native to Asia and has been introduced to Florida. It flowers from spring to fall and is most common...
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 21 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Commelina diffusa
2.0foliar3% RUGlyphosateG9
- 2minimal satisfaction · NEPM
died back but came fully back, also did not spray entire area, just sections
2.0hand-pull
- 2minimal satisfaction · OANRP · observed
in sensitive areas so no herbicide used
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