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Dichondra carolinensis
Carolina ponysfoot, grass ponysfoot
Biscayne National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dichondra carolinensis Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Convolvulaceae, Genus Dichondra, Species Dichondra carolinensis


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	DeSoto National Memorial
Everglades National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	2/7/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 4/3/2026 4:29:00 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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