India (Deccan): leaves boiled in water and eaten mixed with salt and chile peppers. Also, the branches are threshed, yielding black seeds which are ground into flour for bread; (Rajasthan, western): ...

One of the most tenacious weeds to ever enter Florida is the Benghal dayflower (Commelina benghalensis). This spreading ground cover is legally classified as a noxious weed and can lead to quarantines ...

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