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SPREADING DAYFLOWER<br />
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.<br />
COMDI, monocot, Commelinaceae<br />
Found in: upland<br />
Establishment method: DS > WS<br />
Growth habit: creeping and prostrate; up <strong>to</strong> 1 m<br />
Moisture: wet, not flooded<br />
Competitiveness: at least moderate<br />
Seed contaminant: yes<br />
Cultural control: early continuous flooding; hand and mechanical<br />
weeding difficult because pieces may re-root<br />
Reported resistance: synthetic auxins (USA)<br />
Life cycle: P Seed wt: 11.5<br />
Method(s) of reproduction: s<strong>to</strong>lons<br />
Flowering time: earlier than rice<br />
Dormancy: innate and induced by high temperatures<br />
Flower: blue<br />
Elevation: up <strong>to</strong> 2,000 m<br />
Light: shaded<br />
Notes: more common than C. benghalensis; somewhat <strong>to</strong>lerant<br />
of herbicides; very persistent in fields<br />
Reported in: BAN, BHU, CHN, IDO, IND, KOR, LAO, MAL,<br />
MYA, NEP, PHI, SRI, THA, VIE<br />
(16) Young plant, (17) flower, (18) mature plant<br />
16 17<br />
24 25<br />
18