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Dichondra donelliana

California dichondra, California ponysfoot, dichondra
Stems

sericeous, hairs yellowish.
Leaves

petiole 10–25(–75) mm;

blade orbiculate-reniform, (5–)10–15(–22) × (8–)15–25(–38) mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, adaxial sparsely sericeous.
Pedicels

4–20 mm, recurved near tips.
Flowers

sepals 1–1.5 mm at anthesis, to 2.5–3.7 mm in fruit;

corolla white to greenish white, 2–3 mm.
Fruits

notably 2-lobed, 2.5–3.9 × 2.5–3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly.

Dichondra donelliana
Phenology Flowering Feb–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat Abandoned plantings, stony, grassy slopes, moist fields.
Elevation 0–300(–800) m. (0–1000(–2600) ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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Source FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Convolvulaceae > Dichondra
Sibling taxa
D. argentea, D. brachypoda, D. carolinensis, D. micrantha, D. occidentalis, D. recurvata, D. sericea
Name authority Tharp & M. C. Johnston: Brittonia 13: 352. (1961)
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