Lechea intermedia
Species of plant
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Lechea intermedia is a species of pinweed in the family Cistaceae (rock-roses).[2] Common names for this species include large-pod pinweed, large-podded pinweed, intermediate pinweed,[3] and round-fruited pinweed.[4]
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| Lechea intermedia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Lechea |
| Species: | L. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton | |
Description
Range
The native range of Lechea intermedia is central and eastern Canada to northcentral and eastern United States.[5]
Habitat
The species is seemingly adaptable, capable of persisting in a wide variety of open-canopy habitats throughout its range.[1]
Taxonomy
Lechea intermedia contains the following varieties:
- Lechea intermedia var. juniperina — Maine pinweed (léchéa faux-genévrier)[6]
- Lechea intermedia var. depauperata — impoverished pinweed (léchéa appauvri)[7]
- Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana — Laurentian pinweed (léchéa de la vallée du Saint-Laurent)[8]
- Lechea intermedia var. intermedia — large-pod pinweed (léchéa intermédiaire)[9]
