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Taxon:  Dichondra micrantha Urb.



Summary
Genus:
Dichondra
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Dichondreae
Nomen number:
311583
Place of publication:
Symb. antill. 9:243. 1924
Verified:
06/11/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dichondra repens auct. mult.
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Reference(s)
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  4. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
  5. Austin, D. F. 1998. The indiscriminate vector: human distribution of Dlchondra micrantha (Convolvulaceae). Econ. Bot. 52:88-106.
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Common names
English
Asian pony's-foot –
dichondra –
false pennywort –
galenga-grass –
kidneyweed –
lawnleaf –
Mercury Bay-weed –
Japanese Rōmaji
aoi-goke –
Portuguese
grama-japonesa –
Spanish
alfombra –
Swedish
njurvinda –
Transcribed Chinese
ma tí jin –
xiao jin qián –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntigua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesSaba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (U.S.)St. John 
2Cultivated     
3AdventiveAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileJuan Fernandez 
6Other     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo Leon]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Michoacan, Queretaro]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Netherlands Antilles [Saba], Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], Virgin Islands (U.S.) [St. John]
Cultivated ()
Adventive
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Mauritania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Zaire
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • CHINA: China [Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Xizang, Hainan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Korea, South, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Juan Fernandez]
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentallawn/turf Austin, D. F. 1998. The indiscriminate vector: human distribution of Dlchondra micrantha (Convolvulaceae). Econ. Bot. 52:88-106.
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. 1985
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311583. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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