Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Bermuda, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia; introduced into Brazil Southeast, South Australia, Tennessee (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Texas, Lee
31.2575, -96.122222
Location Remarks
Clear Creek, near Leo.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Dichondra
Specific Epithet
carolinensis
Authorship
Michx.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#232,111 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
6%