Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf
Spreading dayflower (Commelina diffusa) is a succulent annual that produces freely branched smooth stems. Leaves are broadly lance-shaped with closed sheaths. Sheaths are short with a few soft hairs on the upper margin. Flowers have three blue petals in a leaf-like structure open on the margins. Re...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2014-06-01
|
| Series: | EDIS |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131540 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823868179479265280 |
|---|---|
| author | J. Bryan Unruh Darcy E. P. Telenko Barry J. Brecke Ramon Leon |
| author_facet | J. Bryan Unruh Darcy E. P. Telenko Barry J. Brecke Ramon Leon |
| author_sort | J. Bryan Unruh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Spreading dayflower (Commelina diffusa) is a succulent annual that produces freely branched smooth stems. Leaves are broadly lance-shaped with closed sheaths. Sheaths are short with a few soft hairs on the upper margin. Flowers have three blue petals in a leaf-like structure open on the margins. Reproduction occurs via seed and stem fragments. This 2-page fact sheet was written by J. Bryan Unruh, Darcy E. P. Telenko, Barry J. Brecke, and Ramon Leon, and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, December 2013.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-2bb903ce42374c7f9601da846e8dcef3 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2576-0009 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014-06-01 |
| publisher | The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries |
| record_format | Article |
| series | EDIS |
| spelling | doaj-art-2bb903ce42374c7f9601da846e8dcef32025-02-08T06:01:23ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092014-06-0120144Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in TurfJ. Bryan Unruh0Darcy E. P. TelenkoBarry J. Brecke1Ramon Leon2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Spreading dayflower (Commelina diffusa) is a succulent annual that produces freely branched smooth stems. Leaves are broadly lance-shaped with closed sheaths. Sheaths are short with a few soft hairs on the upper margin. Flowers have three blue petals in a leaf-like structure open on the margins. Reproduction occurs via seed and stem fragments. This 2-page fact sheet was written by J. Bryan Unruh, Darcy E. P. Telenko, Barry J. Brecke, and Ramon Leon, and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, December 2013. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131540EP497 |
| spellingShingle | J. Bryan Unruh Darcy E. P. Telenko Barry J. Brecke Ramon Leon Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf EDIS EP497 |
| title | Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf |
| title_full | Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf |
| title_fullStr | Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf |
| title_short | Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf |
| title_sort | spreading dayflower biology and management in turf |
| topic | EP497 |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131540 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jbryanunruh spreadingdayflowerbiologyandmanagementinturf AT darcyeptelenko spreadingdayflowerbiologyandmanagementinturf AT barryjbrecke spreadingdayflowerbiologyandmanagementinturf AT ramonleon spreadingdayflowerbiologyandmanagementinturf |