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The Asiatic dayflower is considered an invasive weed in many areas where it has been introduced. In the United States, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, for example, categorises the species as "occasionally invasive" in its Invasive Plant Species of Virginia. This means that the plant will "not affect ecosystem processes ...
This is a list of invasive species in Asia.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location, directly ...
The Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) is probably the best known species in the West. It is a common weed in parts of Europe and throughout eastern North America. [2] Several species, such as Commelina benghalensis, are eaten as a leaf vegetable in Southeast Asia and Africa. [5]
Murdannia keisak, the marsh dewflower, is an annual, emergent plant in the family Commelinaceae.It is known by several other common names, including aneilema, wart-removing herb, Asian spiderwort, and marsh dayflower. [1]
These are lists of invasive species by country or region. A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland. Terrestrial plants. 1] [2] ... Asiatic dayflower Conium maculatum: Poison ...
Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, [6] kanshira in Bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics , Hawaii, the West Indies and to both coasts of North America.
Tradescantia (/ ˌ t r æ d ə ˈ s k æ n t i ə / [4]) is a genus of 85 species [5] of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, spiderwort ...