6. Dichondra micrantha Urban, Symb. Antill. 9: 243. 1924.
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Stems glabrous or sericeous. Leaves: petiole 3–25(–42) mm; blade reniform to broadly ovate-reniform, (3–)8–30 × (3–)8–30 mm, surfaces: abaxial sparsely sericeous, adaxial glabrous or sparsely sericeous, or hairs ± patent. Pedicels (3–)5–15 mm, recurved near tips. Flowers: sepals 1.5–2 mm at anthesis, 2–2.5 mm in fruit; corolla greenish to white, 1.5–2(–3) mm. Fruits notably 2-lobed, 2–2.6 × 1.8–2.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly. 2n = 28 (Asia).
Flowering Jan–Nov. Abandoned plantings, clay banks, disturbed sites, thickets; 0–500(–1000) m; introduced; Calif., Fla., Tex.; West Indies; introduced also in Mexico (Nuevo León), Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii, New Zealand), Australia.
Reports of Dichondra micrantha for Arizona, Georgia, and Maryland have not been confirmed.
