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Dichondra micrantha URB. |
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Fam.: Convolvulaceae / Bindweed Fam.
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| Synon.: Dichondra repens J.R.FORST. & G.FORST. var. micrantha (URB.) A.M.LU |
| Genus: Dichondra J.R.FORST. & G.FORST. |
Dichondra micrantha originates from Australia and New Zealand. Here in Europe the plant is used as low staying substitute for lawn. It has unobtrusive small white five-fold blossoms, but it is said to be very lazy to flower here. |
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| Ignatz Urban (1848 - 1931), German botanist | |||
| Johann Reinhold Forster (1729 - 1798), German priest and botanist | |||
| Johann Georg Adam Forster (1754 - 1794), German botanist and revolutionist | |||
| An-Ming Lu (1939 - ), Chinese botanist | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Dichondra: | two cartilages (two carpels grown together) | ||
| micrantha: | smallest-flowered | ||
| repens: | creeping | ||
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