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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea deckertii
COMMON NAME:
Deckert's Pinweed
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78122
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78131
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
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Keith Bradley kab_l_deckertii_78132
September Highlands County FL
Archbold Biological Station
Stems clearly woody at base with many wiry, woody branches, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lechea deckertii
FAMILY
Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lechea deckertii
3983
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Habitat: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Basal shoots evergreen
Simple
Basal rosette & lower opposite, subopposite or whorled, upper usually alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Reddish or maroon
5 sepals
3 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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