Lechea mucronata

Rafinesque

Précis Découv. Somiol., 37. 1814.

Common names: Hairy pinweed
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Lechea minor var. villosa (Elliott) B. Boivin L. villosa Elliott L. villosa var. macrotheca Hodgdon L. villosa var. schaffneri Hodgdon
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 394. Mentioned on page 390, 391.

Herbs, biennial or perennial. Stems: basal produced; flowering erect, (15–)30–90 cm, densely spreading-villous. Leaves of flowering stems opposite or whorled; blade elliptic to ovate, 10–30 × 3–4 mm, apex acute to obtuse, mucronate, abaxial surface villous, adaxial glabrous. Pedicels 1 per axil, 0.8–1.5 mm. Flowers: calyx 1.4–2 mm, outer sepals shorter than inner. Capsules subglobose, 1.4–1.7 × 1.3–1.6 mm, ± equaling calyx. Seeds 2–5.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry, sandy or rocky open sites, sandy prairies, and margins of oak-hickory and pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 10–1300 m

Distribution

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Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

A recent collection of Lechea mucronata from sandhills on the southern high plains of eastern New Mexico represents a significant range extension.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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David E. Lemke +
Rafinesque +
Hairy pinweed +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
10–1300 m +
Dry, sandy or rocky open sites, sandy prairies, and margins of oak-hickory and pine-oak woodlands +
Flowering late spring–summer +  and fruiting summer–fall. +
Précis Découv. Somiol., +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Lechea minor var. villosa +, L. villosa +, L. villosa var. macrotheca +  and L. villosa var. schaffneri +
Lechea mucronata +
species +