Pronunciation: di-KON-dra ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Western dichondra
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory)
Habitat: Dry sandy banks in brush, under trees,
coastal sage scrub, chaparral, coastal San Diego
and Orange Cos.
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Dichondra
2) occidentalis