Dichondra carolinensis

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:CONVOLVULACEAE
Species:Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
Common Name:Carolina Pony's Foot
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Carolina Pony’s Foot is a native herbaceous perennial in the Morning-Glory family (Convolvulaceae). It occurs throughout Alabama. Carolina Pony’s Foot occurs in lawns, on roadsides, in roadside ditches, in pastures, in cemeteries, and in open woodlands. It is a perennial with thin, prostrate and creeping stems rooting at the nodes. The stems are glabrous or pubescent. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, orbiculate to reniform in outline, with entire margins. The blade is pubescent with fine soft appressed hairs. Flowers are campanulate in shape and solitary on a straight peduncle from the axils of the leaves. Each flower has 5 obovate or spatulate sepals that are green in color and pubescent. The 5 petals are greenish yellow, or white in color. The fruit is a 2-lobed capsule. Carolina Pony’s Foot is occasionally available from nurseries that specialize in native plants. It can be used as a ground cover in moist sandy locations, as a replacement for a traditional grass lawn, or as a low-growing filler between paving stones. Carolina Pony’s Foot can be aggressive in certain situations and is often regarded as a weed in lawns and nurseries.--A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW- (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-Glory family
Genus Dichondra
Species Dichondra carolinensis Michx. - Carolina Pony's Foot

Citation

Citation Dichondra carolinensis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 136. 1803.
Basionym: REPLACED: Demidofia repens J.F. Gmel. 1791.
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: "circa Charlstown”, A. Michaux s.n. (P [barcode P00608606]). Neotypified by Delgado et al., Taxon 67: 1020. 2018.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Demidofia repens Demidofia repens J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 458. 1791. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Dichondra evolvulacea var. carolinensis Dichondra evolvulacea (Linnaeus f.) Britton, var. carolinensis (Michaux) Poiret ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 216. 1898.Dichondra carolinensis Michaux 1803; Demidofia repens J. F. Gmelin 1791. 
Dichondra evolvulacea    
Dichondra repens var. carolinensis Dichondra repens J. R. Forster & G. Forster, var. carolinensis (Michaux) Choisy, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 451. 1845.Dichondra carolinensis Michaux 1803; Demidofia repens J. F. Gmelin 1791. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU128310 Randolph 24 Jun 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2231		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_48840 Monroe 2 Apr 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4371		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AMAL00019944 Mobile 28 Mar 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2042		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0046815 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
427		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AMAL00019966 Monroe 07 Apr 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
H-151		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00038803 Mobile 27 Mar 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D297		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
TROY000003949 Coffee 06 Mar 2001 Martin, Brian H.
1031		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00054146 Blount 11 Apr 1998 Keener, Brian R.
584		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
TROY000003952 Dale 14 Mar 2000 Prazinko, Brian F.
s.n.		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
USAM000004071 Baldwin 02 Mar 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7425		 USAM
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00022863 Hale 03 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
200		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst.
JSU128303 Etowah 7 May 1995 Hodge, Lesley M.
4223		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000049445 Lowndes 26 Feb 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28761		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00038811 Tuscaloosa 14 Apr 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst.
UNA00038807 Mobile _ Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst.
JSU128298 Calhoun 21 Apr 1992 Fuller, Alison
42		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_65997 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
16175		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AMAL00019771 Mobile 23 Mar 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2021		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0043056 Baldwin 30 Apr 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1224		 UWAL
Dichondra caroliniensis Michx.
TROY000029389 Marengo 27 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1644		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0031707 Shelby 09 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5390		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Mich
TROY000018270 Butler 18 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19271		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0007270 Marengo 27 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1644		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
TROY000017624 Etowah 11 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3365		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00050217 Randolph 5 May 1986 Nixon, C.F.
2122		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
JSU128304 Etowah 5 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3996		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000003954 Pike 01 May 1989 Blanton, Lola M.
s.n.		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0039209 Lowndes 26 Feb 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28761		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0007271 Sumter 12 Apr 2005 Gragg, Nick S.
52		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
UWAL0007269 Etowah 11 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3365		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
AUA_ACC_3936 Lee 5 May 1952 SHERRER, JACK D.
 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
USAM000004072 Mobile 19 Mar 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
8998		 USAM
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0031865 Conecuh 29 Mar 1986 Kral, Robert
73199		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AMAL00006464 Monroe 26 Mar 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8648		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00038802 Mobile 08 Sep 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D747		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
AMAL00019861 Conecuh 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16171		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_44229 Conecuh 2 Sep 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2864		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
ALNHS00001565 Clarke 17 Feb 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-17		 ALNHS
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
JSU128300 Colbert 24 May 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
233		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_4727 Lee 24 Apr 1964 CREEL, JOHN
 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
JSU128309 Marshall 14 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2642		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_41591 Lee 22 Jun 1973 FRENCH, TOM W.
093		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AUA000039559 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
6245		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AUA_ACC_65982 Conecuh 18 Mar 2006 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
16171		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AMAL00012265 Mobile 22 Mar 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1577		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0051886 DeKalb 30 Apr 2021 England, J. Kevin
12002		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
TROY000018272 Pike 27 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19074		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0034343 Houston 07 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84529		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
TROY000003955 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16175		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128305 Hale 3 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
200		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000042174 Wilcox 12 May 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22079		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00050784 Randolph 5 May 1986 Nixon, C.F.
2122		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
JSU128311 Talladega 29 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
465		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA000040212 Houston 22 Jan 2015 BARGER, T.WAYNE
DTP4		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0005395 Wilcox 12 May 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22079		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0009767 Perry 04 Feb 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6833		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
AUA_ACC_48528 Pike 16 Mar 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4223		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
TROY000018271 Houston 07 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96231		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128299 Chilton 1 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1599		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_3935 Jefferson 2 Apr 1922 ANONYMOUS
 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0003023 Greene 19 Mar 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6344		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
AUA_ACC_3937 Lee 18 Apr 1952 TIPPINS, H.H.
 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
JSU128297 Calhoun 17 Apr 1971 Carpenter, Woodrow
s.n.		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000042148 Houston 02 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26097		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00038810 Tuscaloosa 02 May 1959 Edwards, Jackie
104		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst. var. carolinensis (Michx.) Choisy
UWAL0037458 Bullock 17 May 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
271		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
AMAL00006463 Madison 11 May 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8311		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
USAM000004070 Mobile 24 Apr 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11057		 USAM
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000045645 Autauga 09 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
427		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
SAMF0007108 Mobile 12 Mar 1968 Lelong, Michel G.
4163		 SAMF
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0038980 Etowah 22 Mar 2019 England, J. Kevin
10008		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000035583 Montgomery 11 Mar 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22825		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128306 Lee 10 May 1966 Berry, Robert
s.n.		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00014370 Cullman 04 Apr 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8916		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst.
USAM000004068 Mobile 15 May 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10805		 USAM
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00038808 Hale 20 Mar 1966 Williams, Norris H.
187		 UNA
Dichondra repens J.R. Forst.
AMAL00019736 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16175		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_48631 Jefferson 21 Mar 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4278		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
JSU128302 Elmore 31 Mar 1983 Whetstone, R. David
12993		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_61806 Choctaw 1995 CROUCH, VIRGINIA E.
1412		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0014864 Coosa 12 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24347		 UWAL
Dicondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000035547 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
318		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA000045253 Chambers 13 May 2016 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
6084		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0039003 Walker 20 Mar 2019 England, J. Kevin
9957		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_69359 Covington 16 Apr 2009 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
3728		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AUA_ACC_48564 Covington 18 Mar 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
4251		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AMAL00001963 Mobile 13 Apr 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1598		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0032318 Jackson 08 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6109		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000003950 Conecuh 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16171		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128296 Calhoun 23 Mar 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
077		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000039901 Coosa 12 Jul 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24347		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UNA00050216 Randolph 24 Jun 1986 Nixon, C.F.
2231		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
UNA00038806 Greene 06 May 1967 Naugle, Helen E.
G 280		 UNA
Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
JSU128301 Colbert 24 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3189		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128307 Jackson 26 Mar 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1580		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AMAL00015771 Houston 07 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96231		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0032415 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6245		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000018269 Crenshaw 21 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19312		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
JSU128308 Lee 30 Mar 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_6072 Montgomery 13 May 1906 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH F.
 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINIENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0011530 Bullock 22 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
318		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AUA_ACC_55036 Greene 28 Mar 1972 KRAL, ROBERT
45235		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
AUA_ACC_52937 Dale 21 Mar 1992 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
8009		 AUA
DICHONDRA CAROLINENSIS MICHX.
UWAL0017702 Houston 02 Apr 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26097		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
UWAL0035522 Mobile 03 Jul 2014 Horne, Howard E.
2615		 UWAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000003953 Pike 14 Apr 1997 Holmes, Jeanese
295		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
USAM000004069 Mobile 24 Apr 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11057		 USAM
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
TROY000003951 Dale 09 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15416		 TROY
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
AMAL00006462 Elmore 27 Apr 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9012		 AMAL
Dichondra carolinensis Michaux
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