Herbs, perennial. Stems: basal produced; flowering erect to decumbent or arcuate-ascending, (3–)5–60 cm, sericeous. Leaves of flowering stems alternate or subopposite; blade elliptic-lanceolate or lanceolate to oblanceolate, 10–25 × 1.5–5 mm, apex acute, abaxial surface hairy on midvein and margins, adaxial glabrous. Pedicels 1 per axil, 1.5–3 mm. Flowers: calyx 1.9–2.3 mm, outer sepals shorter than inner. Capsules broadly ovoid, depressed-globose, or subglobose, 1.8–2 × 1.7–2.1 mm, shorter to ± equaling calyx. Seeds 4–6, membranous coat gray.

Distribution

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North America.

Discussion

Varieties 4 (4 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Lechea intermedia var. depauperata, Lechea intermedia var. intermedia, Lechea intermedia var. juniperina, Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana

Key

1	Capsules depressed-globose, ± equaling calyx; inner sepals broadly ovate, apex obtuse.	Lechea intermedia var. intermedia
1	Capsules subglobose to broadly ovoid, shorter than calyx; inner sepals elliptic-ovate, apex subacute	> 2
2	Flowering stems decumbent to arcuate-ascending, 3–12 cm.	Lechea intermedia var. depauperata
2	Flowering stems erect, 25–60 cm	> 3
3	Leaves of basal stems mostly 4-ranked; blades elliptic-lanceolate.	Lechea intermedia var. juniperina
3	Leaves of basal stems mostly 2-ranked; blades lanceolate to oblanceolate.	Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana