Lechea torreyi Legg. is a plant in the Cistaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lechea torreyi Legg.

Lechea torreyi Legg.

Sandhill pinweed (Lechea torreyi) is a perennial flowering plant native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, found in sandy fire-dependent pine habitats.

Family
Genus
Lechea
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lechea torreyi Legg.

Lechea torreyi Legg., commonly known as sandhill pinweed, is a species of perennial flowering plant. It is native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, where it is found in the states of Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Disjunct populations may also exist in two additional locations: Virginia and Belize. This species grows in sandy, fire-dependent pine habitats across the southeast, including pine flatwoods, longleaf pine sandhill, and pine barrens.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Cistaceae Lechea

More from Cistaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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