Difference between revisions of "Lechea pulchella"

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Common name: Leggett's pinweed
 
Common name: Leggett's pinweed
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
Synonyms: ''Lechea leggettii'' Britton & Hollick; ''L. leggettii'' var. ''moniliformis'' (E.P. Bicknell) Hodgdon
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Synonyms: ''Lechea leggettii'' Britton & Hollick; ''L. leggettii'' var. ''moniliformis'' (E.P. Bicknell) Hodgdon; ''L. leggettii'' Britton & Hollick ''var. ramosissima'' Hodgdon; ''L. leggettii var. typica''.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
Variety: ''Lechea pulchella'' Rafinesque var. ''moniliformis'' (E.P. Bicknell) Seymour; ''Lechea pulchella'' Rafinesque var. ''ramosissima'' (Hodgdon) Sorrie & Weakley
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Variety: ''Lechea pulchella'' Rafinesque var. ''moniliformis'' (E.P. Bicknell) Seymour; ''Lechea pulchella'' Rafinesque ''var. pulchella'';  ''Lechea pulchella'' Rafinesque var. ''ramosissima'' (Hodgdon) Sorrie & Weakley.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  

Revision as of 14:51, 17 September 2020

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
Raf.
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; L. leggettii Britton & Hollick var. ramosissima Hodgdon; L. leggettii var. typica.[1]

Variety: Lechea pulchella Rafinesque var. moniliformis (E.P. Bicknell) Seymour; Lechea pulchella Rafinesque var. pulchella; Lechea pulchella Rafinesque var. ramosissima (Hodgdon) Sorrie & Weakley.[1]

Description

Recorded to be a frequent species where found. [2]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can be found in dry, loamy sands in open flatwoods, bogs, pine-oak scrub, and bordering tidal marshes. [2] It has also been found growing in grassy areas near borrow pits and alongside trails. [2] Associated species include Longleaf pine and wiregrass. [2]

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower and fruit in November. [2]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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.