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Lechea maritima

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Beach pinweed is found almost exclusively along the Atlantic coast, but extends inward in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi). It is found from New Brunswick to North Carolina. In the early 1910s, it was described as one of the most common plants on the
374:. It is only found on the eastern coast of New Brunswick and in the Conway Sandhills of Prince Edward Island. This subspecies has been assessed as a species of special concern; over 60% of individuals are found in protected areas. The largest Canadian populations are in 332:. Plants flower in the mid to late summer; fruits develop in late summer to early fall. The radial shoots of the plant do not begin to form until the late autumn and continue developing until December. 417:. As of 2007, it was identified from eight countries in Virginia, as well as one county in Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina. Virginia beach pinweed generally have thicker stems than those of var. 312:, oblong leaves of the basal shoots, and a bushy-branched habit. The white trichomes help to distinguish it from the other pinweed in its northern range, narrowleaf pinweed ( 1052: 1091: 455:. The species is considered Globally Secure (G5), but the Gulf of St. Lawrence beach pinweed population has a national rank of imperilled (N2) in Canada. 901: 1013: 505: 1065: 1217: 1130: 370:
Gulf of St. Lawrence beach pinweed is a highly specialized dune plant that does not grow in the foredunes, which is often densely populated by
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Hodgdon (1938) stated that the Virginia beach pinweed range was from southern Maine to Delaware; in 1938, var.
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Flowering stems are 20–35 centimetres (8–14 in) tall and extensively branched.
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Three subspecies of beach pinweed have been described: Virginia beach pinweed (
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Beach pinweed is threatened by rising tides that lead to dune erosion due to
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Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University
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Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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Contributions from the Herbarium of Columbia College
934: 856:"Flora of Fire Island, Suffolk County, New York" 902:"New Listings On NB's Species At Risk Registry" 285:family found along coastal sandy dunes of the 8: 790:Sorrie, Bruce A.; Weakley, Alan S. (2007). 589:The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 443:, another species in the rock rose family. 922: 547:Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series 50: 31: 20: 755: 281:, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the 536:"Management Plan for the Beach Pinweed ( 506:Global Biodiversity Information Facility 463: 308:species, characterized by dense, white 854:Dowhan, Joseph J.; Rozsa, Ron (1989). 860:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 843:. Torrey Botanical Club. p. 618. 840:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 785: 783: 640:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 565:. Columbia College. 1897. p. 90. 226: 7: 706: 704: 685:"Gulf of St. Lawrence beach pinweed" 679: 677: 574: 572: 530: 528: 526: 524: 522: 469: 467: 14: 351:), Gulf of St. Lawrence pinweed ( 1149:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169305-1 396:Hog Island, Prince Edward Island 304:is visually distinct from other 73: 837:Club, Torrey Botanical (1913). 434:where it grew in "pure" sands. 287:East Coast of the United States 1: 1218:Flora of Prince Edward Island 738:Hodgdon, Albion Reed (1938). 392:Nature Conservancy of Canada 378:. First Nations such as the 376:Kouchibouguac National Park 1234: 1208:NatureServe secure species 549:, Environment Canada, 2013 388:Lennox Island First Nation 16:Species of flowering plant 632:"A Revision of the Genus 579:Barringer, Kerry (2004). 225: 218: 197: 190: 70:Scientific classification 68: 48: 39: 30: 23: 689:www.natureconservancy.ca 630:Britton, N. L. (1894). 437:It is often found with 415:Princess Anne, Virginia 328:that thicken below the 740:"A Taxonomic Study of 581:"New Jersey Pinweeds ( 359:), and beach pinweed ( 421:and is more robust. 405:was known only from 384:Prince Edward Island 372:American beachgrass 42:Conservation status 719:. 10 December 2015 440:Hudsonia tomentosa 1195: 1194: 1105:Open Tree of Life 928:Taxon identifiers 390:, as well as the 321:Lechea racemulosa 315:Lechea intermedia 270: 269: 264: 258:Lechea thymifolia 254: 239: 63: 1225: 1188: 1187: 1175: 1174: 1165: 1164: 1152: 1151: 1139: 1138: 1126: 1125: 1113: 1112: 1100: 1099: 1087: 1086: 1074: 1073: 1061: 1060: 1048: 1047: 1035: 1034: 1022: 1021: 1009: 1008: 996: 995: 983: 982: 970: 969: 968: 955: 954: 953: 923: 917: 916: 914: 913: 898: 892: 891: 851: 845: 844: 834: 828: 827: 787: 778: 777: 759: 757:10.5962/p.336199 735: 729: 728: 726: 724: 708: 699: 698: 696: 695: 681: 672: 671: 627: 621: 620: 576: 567: 566: 557: 551: 550: 544: 532: 517: 516: 514: 513: 493: 487: 486: 471: 277:, also known as 260: 249: 246: 235: 232: 229:Lechea maritima 203: 183:L. maritima 78: 77: 57: 54: 53: 35: 21: 1233: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1198: 1197: 1196: 1191: 1183: 1178: 1170: 1168: 1160: 1155: 1147: 1142: 1134: 1129: 1121: 1116: 1108: 1103: 1095: 1090: 1082: 1077: 1069: 1064: 1056: 1051: 1043: 1038: 1030: 1025: 1017: 1012: 1004: 999: 991: 986: 978: 973: 966:Lechea maritima 964: 963: 958: 949: 948: 943: 936:Lechea maritima 930: 920: 911: 909: 900: 899: 895: 872:10.2307/2996816 853: 852: 848: 836: 835: 831: 794:Lechea maritima 789: 788: 781: 750:(121): 29–131. 737: 736: 732: 722: 720: 710: 709: 702: 693: 691: 683: 682: 675: 652:10.2307/2477981 629: 628: 624: 601:10.2307/4126957 578: 577: 570: 559: 558: 554: 542: 538:Lechea maritima 534: 533: 520: 511: 509: 499:Lechea maritima 495: 494: 490: 477:Lechea maritima 473: 472: 465: 461: 449: 427: 382:Confederacy of 361:Lechea maritima 353:Lechea maritima 345:Lechea maritima 341: 302:Lechea maritima 299: 291:Atlantic Canada 274:Lechea maritima 244: 230: 214: 205: 201:Lechea maritima 199: 186: 72: 64: 55: 51: 44: 25:Lechea maritima 17: 12: 11: 5: 1231: 1229: 1221: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1200: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1185:wfo-0001295604 1176: 1166: 1153: 1140: 1127: 1114: 1101: 1088: 1075: 1062: 1049: 1036: 1023: 1010: 997: 984: 971: 956: 940: 938: 932: 931: 926: 919: 918: 893: 866:(3): 265–282. 846: 829: 810:(1): 367–368. 779: 730: 700: 673: 646:(6): 244–253. 622: 595:(3): 261–276. 568: 552: 518: 488: 462: 460: 457: 453:climate change 448: 445: 426: 423: 340: 337: 298: 295: 268: 267: 266: 265: 255: 240: 223: 222: 216: 215: 206: 195: 194: 188: 187: 180: 178: 174: 173: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 136: 129: 128: 123: 116: 115: 110: 103: 102: 97: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 66: 65: 49: 46: 45: 40: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1230: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1205: 1203: 1186: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1167: 1163: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1145: 1141: 1137: 1132: 1128: 1124: 1119: 1115: 1111: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1080: 1076: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1041: 1037: 1033: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1015: 1011: 1007: 1002: 998: 994: 989: 985: 981: 976: 972: 967: 961: 957: 952: 946: 942: 941: 939: 937: 933: 929: 924: 907: 903: 897: 894: 889: 885: 881: 877: 873: 869: 865: 861: 857: 850: 847: 842: 841: 833: 830: 825: 821: 817: 813: 809: 805: 801: 799: 795: 786: 784: 780: 775: 771: 767: 763: 758: 753: 749: 745: 743: 734: 731: 718: 717: 713: 707: 705: 701: 690: 686: 680: 678: 674: 669: 665: 661: 657: 653: 649: 645: 641: 637: 635: 626: 623: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 585:, Cistaceae)" 584: 575: 573: 569: 564: 563: 556: 553: 548: 541: 539: 531: 529: 527: 525: 523: 519: 508: 507: 502: 500: 492: 489: 484: 480: 478: 470: 468: 464: 458: 456: 454: 446: 444: 442: 441: 435: 433: 424: 422: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 368: 366: 362: 358: 357:subcylindrica 354: 350: 346: 338: 336: 333: 331: 327: 323: 322: 317: 316: 311: 307: 303: 296: 294: 292: 288: 284: 280: 279:beach pinweed 276: 275: 263: 259: 256: 253: 248: 243:Lechea minor 241: 238: 234: 227: 224: 221: 217: 213: 209: 204: 202: 196: 193: 192:Binomial name 189: 185: 184: 179: 176: 175: 172: 171: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 130: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 104: 101: 100:Tracheophytes 98: 95: 92: 91: 88: 85: 82: 81: 76: 71: 67: 61: 47: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 935: 910:. 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Conservation status
NatureServe
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Malvales
Cistaceae
Lechea
Binomial name
Legg.
Britton
Synonyms
Hodgdon
A.Gray
Pursh
Cistaceae
East Coast of the United States
Atlantic Canada
trichomes
Lechea intermedia
Lechea racemulosa
pedicels
calyx
American beachgrass
Kouchibouguac National Park

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