Benghal Dayflower

(Commelina benghalensis)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flower	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect annual or perennial herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous, shallow rhizomes

Leaf anatomy: Ovate to ovate-elliptic, parallel venation, entire margins

Reproduction: Upper two flower petals blue to lilac, lower petals lighter in color and less prominent; subterranean spates like small white tubers, don’t open so self-pollination occurs

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}