Flora of North America species comparison

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Dichondra sericea

Dichondra micrantha

silverleaf ponysfoot

Asian ponysfoot
Stems

sparsely to densely sericeous.

glabrous or sericeous.
Leaves

petiole 5–35 mm;

blade suborbiculate, 8–20 × 7–19 mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, hairs silvery gray, adaxial sparsely sericeous to glabrate, hairs green.

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

5–35 mm, straight to curved or nodding, not notably recurved near tips.

(3–)5–15 mm, recurved near tips.
Flowers

sepals 1.5(–2.5) mm at anthesis, to 3.3 mm in fruit;

corolla yellow-green, 1.5(–2) mm.

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, 2–3.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes separating, each valvately dehiscent.

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

= 28 (Asia).

Dichondra sericea

Dichondra micrantha
Phenology Flowering: Mar–Dec [year-round]. Flowering Jan–Nov.
Habitat Disturbed sites, oak woodlands, sandy soils. Abandoned plantings, clay banks, disturbed sites, thickets.
Elevation 500–1300 m. (1600–4300 ft.) 0–500(–1000) m. (0–1600(–3300) ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies
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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. micrantha, D. occidentalis, D. recurvata
D. argentea, D. brachypoda, D. carolinensis, D. donelliana, D. occidentalis, D. recurvata, D. sericea
Synonyms D. repens var. sericea
Name authority Swartz: Prodr., 54. (1788) Urban: Symb. Antill. 9: 243. (1924)
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