Dichondra carolinensis
carolina ponysfoot, grass ponysfoot
Family
Convolvulaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
reniform, suborbicular
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Month
March - September
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.1
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Field Characters
Green flowers with a 5 lobed corolla
Natural History
Dichondra is found in damp open ground, lawns, and roadsides from central and east Texas to Florida and Virginia.
Habitat
Low sandy pinelands, roadsides, moist low ground, and lawns.