''Lechea intermedia'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
pinweed in the family
Cistaceae
The Cistaceae are a small family of plants (rock-rose or rock rose family) known for their beautiful shrubs, which are profusely covered by flowers at the time of blossom. This family consists of about 170(-200) species in eight genera that are ...
(rock-roses).
Common names for this species include large-pod pinweed, large-podded pinweed, intermediate pinweed, and round-fruited pinweed.
Description
Range
The native range of ''Lechea intermedia'' is central and eastern
Canada
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to northcentral and eastern
United States
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.
Habitat
The species is seemingly adaptable, capable of persisting in a wide variety of open-canopy habitats throughout its range.
Taxonomy
''Lechea intermedia'' contains the following varieties:
* ''Lechea intermedia'' var. ''juniperina'' — Maine pinweed (léchéa faux-genévrier)
* ''Lechea intermedia'' var. ''depauperata'' — impoverished pinweed (léchéa appauvri)
* ''Lechea intermedia'' var. ''laurentiana'' — Laurentian pinweed (léchéa de la vallée du Saint-Laurent)
* ''Lechea intermedia'' var. ''intermedia'' — large-pod pinweed (léchéa intermédiaire)
''Lechea intermedia'' var. ''intermedia'' in Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Accessed 18 Jan 2025).
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References
Cistaceae
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