Lechea sessiliflora

Rafinesque

New Fl. 1: 97. 1836.

Common names: Pineland pinweed
Endemic
Synonyms: Lechea exserta Small L. patula Leggett L. prismatica Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 395. Mentioned on page 390.

Herbs, perennial. Stems: basal produced; flowering erect, 15–70 cm, sericeous. Leaves of flowering-stems alternate or subopposite; blade linear to narrowly elliptic, 4–15 × 0.3–1.5 mm, apex acute, abaxial surface pilose on midvein and margins, adaxial glabrous. Pedicels 1 per axil, 1–1.8 mm. Flowers: calyx 0.8–1.1 mm, outer sepals usually ± equaling or longer than, occasionally shorter than, inner. Capsules ellipsoid to obovoid, 1.6–1.9 × 0.9–1.1 mm, longer than calyx, with persistent stigma. Seeds 1 (–2).


Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting fall.
Habitat: Sandhills, pine-oak woodlands, flatwoods, dry, open sites
Elevation: 10–100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., S.C.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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

... more about "Lechea sessiliflora"
David E. Lemke +
Rafinesque +
bracteolate +  and 1-3-flowered +
overwintering +
elliptic +  and linear to narrowly +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
orbiculate +, oblanceolate +, ovate +  and elliptic +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
ellipsoid;obovoid +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
membranous +
Pineland pinweed +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Miss. +, N.C. +  and S.C. +
10–100 m +
connate +  and distinct +
loculicidal +
Sandhills, pine-oak woodlands, flatwoods, dry, open sites +
congested +  and loose +
racemose +  and paniculate +
sessile +  and petiolate +
subopposite +  and alternate +
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 /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
crumpled +  and imbricate +
green +  and maroon +
distinct +
Flowering summer +  and fruiting fall. +
compressed +  and ovoid +
persistent +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 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 exserta +, L. patula +  and L. prismatica +
Lechea sessiliflora +
species +
glabrous +, villous +  and sericeous +