Lechea tenuifolia
(Narrow-leaf Pinweed)
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2864-1
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2864
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2865
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2866
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2881
Lechea tenuifolia, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2884
| Scientific Name | Lechea tenuifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LETE |
| Common Name | Narrow-leaf Pinweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 22298 |
| Family | Cistaceae (Rockrose) | Flora of North America Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy or gravelly soils along roadsides, in fields and open woods. Plant: Light green, erect, much-branched perennial 5 to 10 inches tall with hairy stems; broom-like. Leaves: Alternate, hairy very narrow needle-like linear leaves 1/4 to 3/4-inch long. Inflorescence: Racemes of small (less than 1/4-inch across) dark red flowers, on short, upward-pointing pedicels arising from leaf axils; blossoms with 5 sepals, 2 outer ones longer than and unlike the inner; 3 petals, 6 to 15 stamens with dark red filaments and whitish anthers. Note: L. tenuifolia is similar to the Texas endemic L. san-sabeana, which is shorter and with blossoms only along one side of the stems on longer pedicels. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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