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Dichondra
Sign in to saveDichondra 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, diameter. Members of the genus are commonly known as ponysfoots and are native to tropical and cool temperate regions around the world.
Species
Carolina ponysfoot
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilyConvolvulaceae
马蹄金属（学名：Dichondra）是旋花科下的一个属，为多年生、匍匐小草本植物。该属共有5－8种，分布于热带、亚热带地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 314
- With media
- 197
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Collections
- CAS, IBUNAM, INECOL, UNICACH, MO, OBI
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Species
- Cultivation and uses
- References
- External links
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, diameter. Members of the genus are commonly known as ponysfoots and are native to tropical and cool temperate regions around the world.
==Taxonomy== ===Etymology=== The genus name is derived from the Greek words δίς (dis), meaning "two", and χόνδρος (chondros), meaning "grain". It refers to the fruits.
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