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Lechea cernua
Lechea cernua Small
Nodding Pinweed, Scrub Pinweed
Cistaceae (Rock-rose family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LECE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: FLNative Habitat: Dry, open sand-scrub and flatwood margins.
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lechea cernua in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lechea cernua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lechea cernua
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-29Research By: CBR