Cistaceae
Beach pinweed
Lechea maritima
- Family
- Cistaceae
- Genus
- Lechea
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Beach pinweed
- French
- Léchéa maritime
Synonyms
- Lechea maritima var. typica Hodgdon
- Lechea minor var. maritima (Legg. ex Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.) A.Gray
- Lechea thymifolia Pursh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Deana Tempest Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crlevy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Devin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.