Class
Family
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Dichondra brevifolia Buchanan, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 3: 208 (1870 [1871])
Vernacular Name(s):
dichondra
Description
Prostrate herb, hairy or nearly glabrous, with rather close-set stems, often forming small mats. Petioles 0.5–3–(7) cm long. Lamina usually 3–10–(13) mm diam., suborbicular to reniform; upper surface usually glabrous or nearly so, sometimes hairy; lower surface glabrous or with appressed hairs; base cordate with narrow or wide sinus; apex rounded or emarginate. Peduncles < to a little > petioles. Bracts minute. Calyx 1–2 mm long. Corolla 3–8–(13) mm diam., usually much > calyx, sometimes = or slightly greater calyx, white or yellowish. Anthers yellowish. Capsule 2–4 mm diam., globose, hairy, = or > calyx.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Phenology
Flowering: Sep.–Feb.
Bibliography
Buchanan, J. 1871 ("1870"): On some New Species and Varieties of New Zealand Plants. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3: 208–212.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
