Drymaria cordata
West Indian Chickweed, West Indian Chickweed, Heartleaf Drymary, West Indian Drymary, Tropical Chickweed, Chickweed
Other regional names: White Snow +1 more
- White Snow
- Whitesnow
Also known as: Alsine media Vell. +15 more
- Alsine media Vell.
- Alsine rotundifolia Stokes
- Bufonia rotundifolia (Stokes) Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
- Cerastium cordatum (L.) Crantz
- Drymaria adenophora Urb.
- Drymaria cordata subsp. cordata
- Drymaria cordata subsp. diandra (Sw.) Eggers, 1879
- Drymaria cordata var. cordata
- Drymaria cordata var. puberula Triana & Planch.
- Drymaria procumbens Rose
- Drymaria ramosissima Kuntze, 1891
- Drymaria sessilifolia Fiori
- Holosteum cordatum L.
- Holosteum diandrum Sw.
- Loeflingia renifolia Lag.
- Stellaria adenophora (Urb.) León
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Drymaria cordata (commonly known as West Indian chickweed or Heartleaf drymary) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chile North, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, C. American Pacific Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mauritius, Mississippi, Nepal, New Caledonia, Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Taiwan, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.