Lechea tenuifolia
narrowleaf pinweed
Family
Cistaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
cauline, simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
brown, red
Flower Month
May - November
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Natural History
Narrowleaf pinweed is found on roadsides, in fields and open woods of Louisiana (outside the flood plain of the Mississippi River) and east Texas.
Habitat
Roadsides, fields, and open woods, dry soils, upland woods, and barrens.