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ponysfoots
Dichondra
Dichondra is a small genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. They are prostrate, perennial, herbaceous plants, with creeping stems which take root readily at the leaf nodes. The flowers are white, greenish or yellowish, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) diameter. Members of the genus are commonly known as ponysfoots and are native to tropical and cool temperate regions around the world.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Carolina ponysfoot
speciesDichondra carolinensis
kidney weed
speciesDichondra repens
Asian ponysfoot
speciesDichondra micrantha
silver ponysfoot
speciesDichondra argentea
western ponysfoot
speciesDichondra occidentalis
silverleaf ponysfoot
speciesDichondra sericea
California ponysfoot
speciesDichondra donelliana
Dichondra brevifolia
speciesDichondra brevifolia
Dichondra microcalyx
speciesDichondra microcalyx
New Mexico ponysfoot
speciesDichondra brachypoda
oakwoods ponysfoot
speciesDichondra recurvata
Dichondra macrocalyx
speciesDichondra macrocalyx
Dichondra parvifolia
speciesDichondra parvifolia
Dichondra nivea
speciesDichondra nivea
Dichondra evolvulacea
speciesDichondra evolvulacea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61178.