Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
LECHEA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 90. 1753.
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TYPE: Lechea minor Linnaeus 1753. Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 542. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lechea cernua | NODDING PINWEED; SCRUB PINWEED | Native Endemic Threatened-State | |
| Lechea deckertii | DECKERT'S PINWEED | Native | |
| Lechea divaricata | DRYSAND PINWEED; SPREADING PINWEED | Native Endemic Endangered-State | |
| Lechea lakelae | LAKELA'S PINWEED | Native Endemic Endangered-State | |
| Lechea minor | THYMELEAF PINWEED | Native | |
| Lechea mucronata | HAIRY PINWEED | Native | |
| Lechea pulchella var. ramosissima | LEGGETT'S PINWEED | Native | |
| Lechea sessiliflora | PINELAND PINWEED | Native | |
| Lechea torreyi | PIEDMONT PINWEED | Native FACU (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Flowers 1-3 in fascicles
1. Flowers solitary
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2. Stems villous
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2. Stems glabrous to strigose
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3. Leaves <1 cm long; sepals uniformly pubescent; inner broad sepals not bowed or only slightly so; capsule ellipsoid, indehiscent and distinctly exserted from calyx (obviously longer than the sepals); fruit usually 1-seeded
3. Leaves often >1.5 cm long; sepals sparsely pubescent to glabrous; inner broad sepals distinctly bowed (U- or V-shaped in cross-section); capsule subglobose, splitting to 3 valves at maturity and about equal to the calyx in length or slightly exserted; fruit usually with 2-4 seeds
4. Leaves to 30 mm long, with an indurate, callous tip
4. Leaves to 10 mm long (rarely to 20 mm long), lacking an indurate, callous tip
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5. Calyx usually densely cinereous, the surface occluded
5. Calyx glabrous to strigose, the surface visible
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6. Outer slender sepals subequal to longer than the broad inner sepals
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6. Outer slender sepals shorter than the broad inner sepals
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7. Leaves usually >1.5 mm wide; outer slender sepals distinctly longer than the inner broad sepals and often equaling mature capsule (slender sepals sometimes a little shorter or a little longer than fruit); mature capsule brownish (remnants of the stigmas on top are not as distinct because of the darker capsule)
7. Leaves usually <1.5 mm wide; outer slender sepals only a little longer or equaling the inner broad sepals and shorter than mature capsule; mature capsule usually straw-colored (the reddish brown stigmas are easily seen capping the fruit because they contrast with the lighter capsule)
8. Stems woody at base; sepals spreading when in fruit; fruit subglobose and strongly exserted (1/3–1/2 of length)
8. Stems mostly herbaceous to slightly woody; sepals not spreading in fruit or only slightly so; fruit cylindric to ovoid and included to slightly exserted