Dichondra brachypoda |
Dichondra recurvata |
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New Mexico pony's-foot |
oakwoods ponysfoot |
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Stems | sericeous. |
densely sericeous, hairs tawny. |
Leaves | petiole 15–150 mm; blade suborbiculate to reniform, 8–40 × 10–55 mm, surfaces: abaxial moderately sericeous, adaxial sparsely sericeous to glabrate. |
petiole 20–170 mm; blade orbiculate-reniform, (10–)20–30(–51) × (15–)30–40(–62) mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, adaxial sparsely sericeous. |
Pedicels | 5–13(–26) mm, recurved near tips. |
5–13 mm, recurved near tips. |
Flowers | sepals 2.5–4 mm at anthesis, 3.8–5.2 mm in fruit; corolla cream, 3.5–5 mm. |
sepals 2.5–3.2 mm at anthesis, 2.9–3.8 mm in fruit; corolla pale green, 3.1–4 mm. |
Fruits | slightly notched to weakly 2-lobed, 6–7 × 3–5 mm. |
notably 2-lobed, 3–4 × 2.8–3.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly. |
Dichondra brachypoda |
Dichondra recurvata |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Nov. | Flowering Feb–Jul. |
Habitat | Oak woodland, lower ponderosa pine zones. | Disturbed sites, gravelly oak woodlands, lakeshores. |
Elevation | 700–1900 m. (2300–6200 ft.) | 50–500(–700) m. (200–1600(–2300) ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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TX |
Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Dichondra | Convolvulaceae > Dichondra |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Wooton & Standley: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 160. (1913) | Tharp & M. C. Johnston: Brittonia 13: 351. (1961) |
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