Dichondra sericea |
Dichondra occidentalis |
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silverleaf ponysfoot |
western dichondra, western dichondria, western ponysfoot |
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Stems | sparsely to densely sericeous. |
sparsely pilose. |
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 12–100 mm; blade orbiculate to reniform, 8–27 × 15–42 mm, surfaces glabrate. |
Pedicels | 5–35 mm, straight to curved or nodding, not notably recurved near tips. |
5–31 mm, recurved near tip. |
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, to 2–2.3 mm in fruit; corolla purplish to reddish, 3–3.5 mm. |
Fruits | notably 2-lobed, 2–3.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes separating, each valvately dehiscent. |
slightly notched to weakly 2-lobed, 4.5–5 × 2.1–2.6 mm. |
Dichondra sericea |
Dichondra occidentalis |
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Phenology | Flowering: Mar–Dec [year-round]. | Flowering Jan. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites, oak woodlands, sandy soils. | Slopes, headlands, under shrubs. |
Elevation | 500–1300 m. (1600–4300 ft.) | 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Source | FNA vol. 14. | FNA vol. 14. |
Parent taxa | Convolvulaceae > Dichondra | Convolvulaceae > Dichondra |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. repens var. sericea | |
Name authority | Swartz: Prodr., 54. (1788) | House: Muhlenbergia 1: 130. (1906) |
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