| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Symbol: | COBE2 |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Duration: |
Annual Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PB I PR I |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
 |
Native |  |
Introduced |  |
Both |  |
Absent/Unreported |
 |
Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
| Native Status: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
L48 |  |
AK | |
HI | |
PR | |
VI | |
NAV | |
CAN | |
GL | |
SPM | |
NA | |||||||||
Images
Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Wetland Status
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Related Links
Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
|---|
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
|---|
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
|---|
