Lechea cernua

Lechea cernua, commonly called nodding pinweed and scrub pinweed, is a threatened^[3] perennial herb endemic to the U.S. state of Florida.^[4]

Lechea cernua
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Lechea
Species:	L. cernua
Binomial name
Lechea cernua Small[2]

Habitat

It typically occurs in sandy openings in the fire-maintained xeric habitat of the Florida scrub. It appears to have a particular association with scrub-adapted oaks (which include sand live oak, scrub oak, and Chapman's oak, among others) and Florida rosemary.^[1]

Range

Its documented range is limited to the central and southern counties of Florida, where it occurs along both the gulf and Atlantic coasts and down the Lake Wales Ridge, and is known from an estimated 200 to 300 populations across this area. It is facing extreme pressure from habitat loss due to urban sprawl and agriculture.^[1]