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.