Difference between revisions of "Lechea maritima var. virginica"

Hodgdon

Rhodora 40: 109, plate 490, fig. 9. 1938.

Common names: Virginia pinweed
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 393.
FNA>Volume Importer
FNA>Volume Importer

Revision as of 20:17, 24 September 2019

Flowering stems procumbent to ascending, 20–30 cm × 2–4 mm, mostly branching proximal to middle. Sepals usually brown, occasionally maroon tinged, outer sepals shorter than inner. Seeds 2(3), 2-sided and flat or convex.


Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting fall.
Habitat: Coastal dunes, disturbed sandy sites near coast
Elevation: 0–10 m

Discussion

The morphologic variation and geographic distribution of var. virginica were documented by B. A. Sorrie and A. S. Weakley (2007).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.