Dichondra argentea
Dichondra argentea, the silver ponysfoot or silver nickel vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae.[2] It is disjunctly distributed in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, and southeast Brazil, and has gone extinct in Arizona.[1] A creeping perennial reaching 4 in (10 cm) high but growing 4 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) long, and hardy in USDA zones 10 through 12, in cultivation it is grown as annual, chiefly as a hanging accent plant or ground cover.[2] There is a cultivar, 'Silver Falls'.[3]
| Dichondra argentea | |
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| Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' cultivar at Chanticleer Garden, Pennsylvania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Dichondra |
| Species: | D. argentea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichondra argentea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dichondra evolvulacea var. argentea (Willd.) Kuntze | |
References
- "Dichondra argentea Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' silver nickel vine 'Silver Falls'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
Synonyms; Dichondra micrantha 'Silver Falls'
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