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Cistaceae
Lechea

not marked as a favorite taxon Lechea Linnaeus. Common name: Pinweed.

Contributed by Bruce A. Sorrie

Key to Lechea

A genus of about 18 species, herbs, of North America, the West Indies, and Central America.

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ID notes: Lechea is recognizable by its production of numerous basal shoots (usually prostrate) in the late summer and fall, often with whorled leaves. These are evergreen and overwinter, and the fertile stems (usually erect or ascending) are produced from renewed growth of the basal shoots in the spring and summer.

References: Arrington & Kubitzki (2003) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Hodgdon (1938); Lemke (2014); Lemke (2015) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Sorrie & Weakley (2007b); Sorrie & Weakley (2007c); Spaulding (2013b); Wilbur (1974); Wilbur & Daoud (1961). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Lechea© Gary P. Fleming | Lechea racemulosa | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Lechea© Keith Bradley | Lechea deckertii | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Lechea© Paul Marcum | Lechea minor source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lechea© Sonnia Hill | Lechea san-sabeana | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Lechea© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Lechea© aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by aarongunnar | Lechea stricta source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #7 of Lechea© Scott Ward | Lechea divaricata | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Lechea© Bruce A. Sorrie | Lechea maritima var. virginica | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Lechea© Collectors SOS | Lechea maritima var. virginica | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Lechea© Jay Horn | Lechea cernua source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Lechea© Kimberlie Sasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kimberlie Sasan | Lechea tenuifolia source CC-BY-ND | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Lechea© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell | Lechea torreyi var. torreyi source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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