Lechea maritima var. virginica

Hodgdon

Rhodora 40: 109, plate 490, fig. 9. 1938.

Common names: Virginia pinweed
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 393.

Flowering-stems procumbent to ascending, 20–30 cm × 2–4 mm, mostly branching proximal to middle. Sepals usually brown, occasionally maroon tinged, outer sepals shorter than inner. Seeds 2 (3), 2-sided and flat or convex.


Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting fall.
Habitat: Coastal dunes, disturbed sandy sites near coast
Elevation: 0–10 m

Discussion

The morphologic variation and geographic distribution of var. virginica were documented by B. A. Sorrie and A. S. Weakley (2007).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

pilose +  and glabrous +
David E. Lemke +
Hodgdon +
bracteolate +  and 1-3-flowered +
overwintering +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
narrowly elliptic +  and oblanceolate +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
subglobose;broadly ovoid +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
membranous +
Virginia pinweed +
Del. +, Md. +, N.C. +  and Va. +
0–10 m +
connate +  and distinct +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
proximal +  and middle +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
loculicidal +
Coastal dunes, disturbed sandy sites near coast +
congested +  and loose +
racemose +  and paniculate +
sessile +  and petiolate +
undulate +  and revolute +
ovate;obovate +
6-12-carpellate +, 5-carpellate +, 3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
orthotropous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
crumpled +  and imbricate +
green +  and maroon +
distinct +
Flowering summer +  and fruiting fall. +
convex +  and flat +
maroon tinged +  and brown +
persistent +
ascending +  and erect +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
persistent +
fimbriate-plumose +
sessile +  and petiolate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Lechea minor var. maritima +
Lechea maritima var. virginica +
Lechea maritima +
variety +
glabrous +, villous +  and sericeous +