Dichondra micrantha |
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Asian ponysfoot |
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Stems | glabrous or sericeous. |
Leaves | petiole 3–25(–42) mm; blade reniform to broadly ovate-reniform, (3–)8–30 × (3–)8–30 mm, surfaces: abaxial sparsely sericeous, adaxial glabrous or sparsely sericeous, or hairs ± patent. |
Pedicels | (3–)5–15 mm, recurved near tips. |
Flowers | sepals 1.5–2 mm at anthesis, 2–2.5 mm in fruit; corolla greenish to white, 1.5–2(–3) mm. |
Fruits | notably 2-lobed, 2–2.6 × 1.8–2.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly. |
2n | = 28 (Asia). |
Dichondra micrantha |
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Phenology | Flowering Jan–Nov. |
Habitat | Abandoned plantings, clay banks, disturbed sites, thickets. |
Elevation | 0–500(–1000) m. (0–1600(–3300) ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; FL; TX; West Indies [Introduced also in Mexico (Nuevo León), Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii, New Zealand), Australia]
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Discussion | Reports of Dichondra micrantha for Arizona, Georgia, and Maryland have not been confirmed. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Dichondra |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Urban: Symb. Antill. 9: 243. (1924) |
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