Cistaceae
Drysand pinweed
Lechea divaricata
- Family
- Cistaceae
- Genus
- Lechea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- ليتشيا ديفاريكاتا
- English
- Drysand pinweed
Synonyms
- Lechea major Michx.
- Lechea major var. divaricata (Shuttlew. ex Britton) A.Gray
- Lechidium drummondii Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.