Lechea intermedia
| Lechea intermedia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Lechea |
| Species: | L. intermedia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton
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Lechea intermedia is a species of pinweed in the family Cistaceae (rock-roses).[2] Common names for this species include large-pod pinweed, large-podded pinweed, intermediate pinweed,[3] and round-fruited pinweed.[4]
Description
[edit]Range
[edit]The native range of Lechea intermedia is central and eastern Canada to northcentral and eastern United States.[5]
Habitat
[edit]The species is seemingly adaptable, capable of persisting in a wide variety of open-canopy habitats throughout its range.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Lechea intermedia contains the following varieties:
- Lechea intermedia var. juniperina — Maine pinweed (léchéa faux-genévrier)[6]
- Lechea intermedia var. depauperata — impoverished pinweed (léchéa appauvri)[7]
- Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana — Laurentian pinweed (léchéa de la vallée du Saint-Laurent)[8]
- Lechea intermedia var. intermedia — large-pod pinweed (léchéa intermédiaire)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lechea intermedia (Narrowleaf Pinweed)". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Lechea intermedia (narrowleaf pinweed)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Lechea intermedia in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
- ^ Lechea intermedia in Native Plant Trust. Go Botany. Accessed 18 Jan 2025.
- ^ Lechea intermedia in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 Jan 2025
- ^ Lechea intermedia var. juniperina in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
- ^ Lechea intermedia var. depauperata in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
- ^ Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
- ^ Lechea intermedia var. intermedia in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
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