Lechea mucronata
hairy pinweed
Family
Cistaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
cauline, simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
red
Flower Month
June - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.9
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Field Characters
Basal leaves are 15 mm long and ovate-elliptic, cauline leaves 10 - 30 mm long and lanceolate, oblanceolate, and elliptic.
Natural History
Hairy pinweed grows in sandy fields and roadsides or open woods and hillsides principally from north to central Louisiana and the east half of Texas.
Habitat
Fields, open woods, and dry sandy soil, prairies. Basal and cauline leaves.