Lechea pulchella

Lechea pulchella is a species of perennial herb native to the eastern United States.

Lechea pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Lechea
Species:	L. pulchella
Binomial name
Lechea pulchella Raf.

There are three varieties:

• Lechea pulchella Raf. var. pulchella
• Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis (E.P Bicknell) Mohlenbr.
• Lechea pulchella var. ramosissima (Hodgon) Sorrie & Weakley

Distribution and habitat

Lechea pulchella var. pulchella ranges from eastern Massachusetts west to northeastern Ohio and south to central Virginia. It grows in dry woodlands and disturbed places.^[1]

Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis is found on the Coastal Plain to Nantucket Island, extending from Massachusetts south to southern New Jersey, with a disjunct population along the Great Lakes. It grows in dry sandy soils.^[2]

Lechea pulchella var. ramosissima is distributed from southeastern Virginia south to northern Florida and west to eastern Louisiana, with a disjunct population in Coffee County, Tennessee. It is found in pine-oak woodlands, pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, openings in maritime forests, and occasionally in wet, peaty soils.^[3]