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Convolvulaceae
Dichondra

not marked as a favorite taxon Dichondra micrantha Urban. Common name: Kidneyweed, Small-flowered Ponyfoot. Phenology: (Jan-) Mar-May (-Nov). Habitat: Damp open areas, lawns, disturbed areas. Distribution: Probably native of Neotropics (north to s. TX), the original range uncertain. Reported for Camden County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA14, K4, Mex, Tx, WH3, Austin, Demissew, & Young (1998), Tharp & Johnston (1961). Basionym: Dichondra micrantha Urb. 1924

Links to other floras: = Dichondra micrantha - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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