Dichondra carolinensis

Dichondra carolinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Dichondra
Species:	D. carolinensis
Binomial name
Dichondra carolinensis Michx., 1803
Synonyms
Demidofia repensJ.F.Gmel. Dichondra carolinianaWilld. ex DC. Dichondra evolvulacea var. carolinensis(Michx.) Kuntze

Dichondra carolinensis, commonly known as Carolina ponysfoot, is a small herbaceous plant native to Bermuda and the south-eastern United States. ^[1]

Description

D. carolinensis is a spreading perennial. Its leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters in width, with petioles ranging in length from 1 to 4 centimeters. ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species' native range stretches from Virginia to Florida and westward to Arkansas and Texas. It can be found in Bermuda and has also been reported in the Bahamas. ^[3]

D. carolinensis occurs in several types of communities, such as within pine-oak savannas and woods. It has displayed preference for high levels of light and dry loamy soil. ^[4]

References

1. "Dichondra carolinensis Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
2. Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 861. Print.
3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
4. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, Lisa Keppner, Walter Kittredge, and R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, and Washington. Georgia: Grady.