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Dichondra carolinensis
Also called Grass Ponysfoot, Carolina Dichondra
Carolina ponysfoot is a small, spreading, low-growing perennial native to the southeastern United States and Bermuda, often found in sunny pine-oak savannas and woods. It is a lawn-like ground cover that does best in full sun and well-drained soil.
Dichondra carolinensis, commonly known as Carolina ponysfoot, is a small herbaceous plant native to Bermuda and the south-eastern United States.
This species' native range stretches from Virginia to Florida and westward to Arkansas and Texas. It can be found in Bermuda and has also been reported in the Bahamas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichondra carolinensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
