Flora of North America species comparison

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Dichondra sericea

Dichondra recurvata

silverleaf ponysfoot

oakwoods ponysfoot
Stems

sparsely to densely sericeous.

densely sericeous, hairs tawny.
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 20–170 mm;

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

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

5–13 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 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, 2–3.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes separating, each valvately dehiscent.

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

Dichondra sericea

Dichondra recurvata
Phenology Flowering: Mar–Dec [year-round]. Flowering Feb–Jul.
Habitat Disturbed sites, oak woodlands, sandy soils. Disturbed sites, gravelly oak woodlands, lakeshores.
Elevation 500–1300 m. (1600–4300 ft.) 50–500(–700) m. (200–1600(–2300) ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
TX
[BONAP county map]
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. micrantha, D. occidentalis, D. sericea
Synonyms D. repens var. sericea
Name authority Swartz: Prodr., 54. (1788) Tharp & M. C. Johnston: Brittonia 13: 351. (1961)
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