Araújo, Diogo;Alves, Marccus
Lechea
Sign in to saveLechea (pinweed) is a genus in the family Cistaceae of the order Malvales. The genus contains about 18 species referred to as "pinweeds" primarily in eastern North America. Most are low-growing herbs with narrow leaves and many small flowers that resemble pinheads.
Species
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
FamilyCistaceae
Native toAlabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Belize, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras
Observations recorded580,578,322
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 517
- With media
- 442
- Family
- Cistaceae
- Collections
- USFWS, STDOM, ENCB-IPN, CM, ETSU, KSP
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
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- taxon common name
- pinweed
- Commons category
- Lechea
- taxon name
- Lechea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Lechea minor
- topic's main category
- Category:Lechea
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