Lechea intermedia

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]

Lechea intermedia
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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]