Pinweed

Lechea (pinweed) is a genus in the family Cistaceae of the order Malvales. [2] The genus contains about 18 species referred to as "pinweeds" primarily in eastern North America. It was listed as an Endangered species in 1996. Of the three Lechea species known to be in Minnesota, Narrowleaf Pinweed is the easiest to identify from the outer sepals on the flowers usually being. The endangered Spreading pinweed or Dry-sand pinweed (Lechea divaricata) is a perennial herb endemic to peninsular Florida, with recorded occurrences in 11 Florida counties. The plant occurs in. Common name: Thymeleaf Pinweed. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, pine-oak woodlands, other dry woodlands or openings, sandy disturbed places. Narrow-leaved pinweed, as the name suggests, is the pinweed with the narrowest leaves, mostly more than ten times as long as wide. This species is very rare in Northern New England.

Beaded pinweed is a perennial member of the Rockrose family (Cistaceae) found in early successional habitats along the coastal plain. In addition to the upright stems, beaded pinweed has creeping basal.