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Lechea pulchella Raf.
Leggett's pinweed

       
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Lechea pulchella Raf.

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Distribution:
Lechea pulchella Raf.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Lechea pulchella Raf.

View 6 genera in Cistaceae, 17 species in Lechea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lechea pulchella Raf. var. moniliformis (E.P. Bicknell) Seymour. .
Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis
Leggett's pinweed
Distribution of Lechea pulchella Raf. var. pulchella. . Image Available.
Lechea pulchella var. pulchella
Leggett's pinweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lechea pulchella Raf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Cistaceae – Rock-rose family
Genus Lechea L. – pinweed
Species Lechea pulchella Raf. – Leggett's pinweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lechea pulchella Raf.

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis
beaded pinweed              Endangered
Michigan:
Leggett's pinweed              Threatened
New York:
Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis
bead pinweed              Endangered
Ohio:
Leggett's pinweed              Threatened
Tennessee:
Leggett's pinweed              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lechea pulchella Raf.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22294.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 11:21 AM MDT