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| Scientific Name | Lechea tenuifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LETE |
| Common Name | Narrow-leaf Pinweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 22298 |
| Family | Cistaceae (Rockrose) | Flora of North America Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy or gravelly soils along roadsides, in fields and open woods. Plant: Light green, erect, much-branched perennial 5 to 10 inches tall with hairy stems; broom-like. Leaves: Alternate, hairy very narrow needle-like linear leaves 1/4 to 3/4-inch long. Inflorescence: Racemes of small (less than 1/4-inch across) dark red flowers, on short, upward-pointing pedicels arising from leaf axils; blossoms with 5 sepals, 2 outer ones longer than and unlike the inner; 3 petals, 6 to 15 stamens with dark red filaments and whitish anthers. Note: L. tenuifolia is similar to the Texas endemic L. san-sabeana, which is shorter and with blossoms only along one side of the stems on longer pedicels. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Flora of North America. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
