Lechea pulchella var. pulchella
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
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.
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glabrous +
acute +
indurate +
overwintering +
ascending +
1-veined +
3;45 +
absent +
greenish purple +
3-valved +
crowded-racemose;tightly clustered +
longer +
exserted +
subglobose +
separating +
membranous +
chasmogamous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
revolute +
ovate;obovate +
indurate +
parietal +
superior +
orthotropous +
absent +
caducous +
distinct +
usually shorter +
absent +
New Fl. +
1836 +
persistent +
falling +
Endemic +
5;15 +
dimorphic +
flowering +
erect +
dark red +
persistent +
fimbriate-plumose +
caducous +
absent +
Lechea pulchella var. pulchella +
Lechea pulchella +
variety +
perennial +