Lechea pulchella var. pulchella

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Synonyms: Lechea leggettii Britton & Hollick
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 394.

Pedicels 1–1.5 mm, shorter than calyx. Calyces greenish purple at maturity, 1.6–1.8 mm. Capsules crowded-racemose to tightly clustered at branch tips. Seeds 3 (–4).


Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting late summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry oak-hickory and pine-oak woodlands, savannas, barrens, usually on sandy soil
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Conn., Del., Ind., Md., Mass., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

indurate +
David E. Lemke +
bracteolate +  and 1-3-flowered +
overwintering +
elliptic +  and linear to narrowly +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
orbiculate +, oblanceolate +, ovate +  and elliptic +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
greenish purple +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
crowded-racemose;tightly clustered +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
subglobose +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
membranous +
Conn. +, Del. +, Ind. +, Md. +, Mass. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
0–300 m +
connate +  and distinct +
loculicidal +
Dry oak-hickory and pine-oak woodlands, savannas, barrens, usually on sandy soil +
congested +  and loose +
racemose +  and paniculate +
sessile +  and petiolate +
subopposite +  and opposite +
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 late summer–fall. +
compressed +  and ovoid +
persistent +
glabrescent +  and sericeous +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 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 leggettii +
Lechea pulchella var. pulchella +
Lechea pulchella +
variety +
glabrous +, villous +  and sericeous +