Convolvulaceae
Asian ponysfoot
Dichondra micrantha
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Dichondra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Asian ponysfoot
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Silverleaf ponysfootDichondra sericeaConvolvulaceae
- Dichondra brevifoliaConvolvulaceae
- California ponysfootDichondra donellianaConvolvulaceae
- New Mexico ponysfootDichondra brachypodaConvolvulaceae
- Carolina ponysfootDichondra carolinensisConvolvulaceae
- Dichondra macrocalyxConvolvulaceae
- Dichondra niveaConvolvulaceae
- Western ponysfootDichondra occidentalisConvolvulaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.