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Revision as of 14:41, 23 June 2016

Lechea pulchella
Lech pulc.jpg
Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Violales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Lechea
Species: L. pulchella
Binomial name
Lechea pulchella
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LECH PULC dist.jpg
Natural range of Lechea pulchella from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Leggett's pinweed

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Lechea leggettii Britton & Hollick; L. leggettii var. moniliformis (E.P. Bicknell) Hodgdon

Description

Recorded to be a frequent species where found (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can be found in dry, loamy sands in open flatwoods, bogs, pine-oak scrub, and bordering tidal marshes (FSU Herbarium). It has also been found growing in grassy areas near borrow pits and alongside trails (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Longleaf pine and wiregrass (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower and fruit in November (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Atkinson and Thomas.