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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lechea deckertii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lechea deckertii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the pinweeds (Lechea, Cistaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013)
Lechea deckertii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea deckertii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea myriophylla
COMMON NAME:
Deckert's Pinweed
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78122
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78131
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78132
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
Stems clearly woody at base with many wiry, woody branches, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lechea deckertii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lechea deckertii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the pinweeds (Lechea, Cistaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013)
Lechea deckertii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea deckertii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea myriophylla
3983
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Basal shoots evergreen
Simple
Basal rosette & lower opposite, subopposite or whorled, upper usually alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Reddish or maroon
5 sepals
3 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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