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4. Dichondra sericea Swartz, Prodr. 54. 1788.

Dichondra repens J. R. Forster & G. Forster var. sericea (Swartz) Choisy

Stems sparsely to densely seri­ceous. Leaves: petiole 5–35 mm; blade suborbiculate, 8–20 × 7–19 mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, hairs silvery gray, adaxial sparsely sericeous to glabrate, hairs green. Pedicels 5–35 mm, straight to curved or nodding, not notably recurved near tips. Flowers: sepals 1.5(–2.5) mm at anthesis, to 3.3 mm in fruit; corolla yellow-green, 1.5(–2) mm. Fruits notably 2-lobed, 2–3.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes separating, each valvately dehiscent.

Flowering: Mar–Dec [year-round]. Disturbed sites, oak woodlands, sandy soils; 500–1300 m; Ariz.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America.


 

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