Cistaceae
Narrowleaf pinweed
Lechea tenuifolia
- Family
- Cistaceae
- Genus
- Lechea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowleaf pinweed
Synonyms
- Lechea juncifolia Walter
- Lechea tenuifolia var. occidentalis Hodgdon
- Lechea tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
- Lechea verna Raf.
- Lechea virgata Raf.
- Lechea virgata var. breviflora Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Edie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Edie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Edie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Edie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Edie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, 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.