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Asian ponysfoot

oakwoods ponysfoot

Stems

glabrous or sericeous.

densely sericeous, hairs tawny.

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.

petiole 20–170 mm;

blade orbiculate-reniform, (10–)20–30(–51) × (15–)30–40(–62) mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, adaxial sparsely sericeous.

Pedicels

(3–)5–15 mm, recurved near tips.

5–13 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.

sepals 2.5–3.2 mm at anthesis, 2.9–3.8 mm in fruit;

corolla pale green, 3.1–4 mm.

Fruits

notably 2-lobed, 2–2.6 × 1.8–2.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly.

notably 2-lobed, 3–4 × 2.8–3.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly.

2n

= 28 (Asia).

Dichondra micrantha

Dichondra recurvata

Phenology Flowering Jan–Nov. Flowering Feb–Jul.
Habitat Abandoned plantings, clay banks, disturbed sites, thickets. Disturbed sites, gravelly oak woodlands, lakeshores.
Elevation 0–500(–1000) m. (0–1600(–3300) ft.) 50–500(–700) m. (200–1600(–2300) ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
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. FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Convolvulaceae > Dichondra Convolvulaceae > Dichondra
Sibling taxa
D. argentea, D. brachypoda, D. carolinensis, D. donelliana, D. occidentalis, D. recurvata, D. sericea
D. argentea, D. brachypoda, D. carolinensis, D. donelliana, D. micrantha, D. occidentalis, D. sericea
Name authority Urban: Symb. Antill. 9: 243. (1924) Tharp & M. C. Johnston: Brittonia 13: 351. (1961)
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