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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

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