5. Dichondra carolinensis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 136. 1803.
[F W]
Dichondra repens J. R. Forster & G. Forster var. carolinensis (Michaux) Choisy
Stems sparsely hairy, hairs appressed to erect. Leaves: petiole 10–50(–105) mm; blade suborbiculate to reniform, (3–)10–20(–25) × (6–)12–22(–30) mm, surfaces: abaxial moderately to sparsely sericeous, adaxial sparsely sericeous. Pedicels (4–)8–20(–42) mm, ± straight or barely nodding, seldom recurved near tips. Flowers: sepals 1.5–3 mm at anthesis, 3.5–5 mm in fruit, longer than fruits; corolla creamy white, 1.5–3 mm at anthesis. Fruits notably 2-lobed, 2–3 × 1.6–2 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly. 2n = 30.
Flowering year-round. Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites, pinelands, open woodlands; 0–400 m; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.; Mexico.
Reports of Dichondra carolinensis for Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have not been confirmed.
