WorldFloraDB - Dichondra carolinensis

Characteristics

Perennial; lvs round-reniform, 1–2 cm wide, often retuse, commonly hairy, on petioles usually exceeding the blades and bractless pedicels; sep spatulate, strongly veined, at maturity 3 mm, equaling the hirsutulous frs, each carpel developing into an indehiscent, usually 1-seeded utricle; 2n=30. Moist low ground; se. Va. to Fla., Ark., and Tex.; Bermuda; Bahama Isl. (D. repens, misapplied)

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.05 - 0.1

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Cultivation

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