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Commelinaceae > Murdannia

Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower (Murdannia keisak) Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower (Murdannia keisak)
Richmond Co., NC
7 Oct 2007

This pernicious exotic invasive is one of North Carolina's top 10 worst pest plants along the edges of various wet and wetland habitats.

Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower (Murdannia keisak) Marsh Dewflower, Swamp Dayflower (Murdannia keisak)
Richmond Co., NC
7 Oct 2007



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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