Spreading Pinweed

(Lechea divaricata)

*Species description adapted from Chafin, 2000.

FAMILY:

Cistaceae (Rockrose Family)

RANKS:

G2/S2: imperiled globally and in Florida.

RANK REASONS:

Imperiled because of rarity or because of vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or human-made factor. Plant is endemic to Florida.

LEGAL STATUS:

• US--none
• FL--Endangered

HABITAT:

Spreading pinweed: scrub and scrubby flatwoods.  Lakela's pinweed: coastal strand.

BEST SURVEY SEASON:

Flowers May to October.

RANGE-WIDE DISTRIBUTION:

Spreading pinweed: endemic to peninsular FL. Lakela's pinweed: endemic to Collier County.

CONSERVATION STATUS:

Spreading pinweed occurs on 16 conservation areas. Lakela's pinweed may be extirpated.

PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT:

Apply prescribed fire to maintain a mosaic of habitats and sandy openings. Purchase and protect scrub sites on Lake Wales and Atlantic Coastal Ridge.

REFERENCES:

• IRC. 1999. Floristic inventory of southern Florida database. Institute for Regional Conservation Website (www.regionalconservation.org) presented by Fairchild Tropical Garden. Updated December 1999.
• ISB. 2000. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu. Institute for Systematic Botany. University of South Florida, Tampa.
• Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Published by the author, New York.