Lechea maritima

Lechea maritima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Lechea
Species: Lechea maritima
Varietates: L. m. var. maritima – L. m. var. subcylindrica – L. m. var. virginica

Name

Lechea maritima Legg. ex Britton, Catal. Fl. New Jersey 13 (1881).

Synonyms

• Lechea minor var. maritima (Legg.) A.Gray
• Lechea thymifolia Pursh

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA USA (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Leggett, W.H. 1881. A Preliminary Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey 13.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Lechea maritima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lechea maritima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lechea maritima. Published online. Accessed: October 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Lechea maritima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Beach pinweed

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