. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Hudsonia tomentosa Xutt. Wooll> Hudsonia. False Heather. Fig. 2913. H. 1893. Peck, Rep. N. Y. State Densely tufted and intricately branched, mat- ted, hoary-pubescent, pale, 4'-8' high; branches stout, ascending. Leaves about 1" long, oval or oblong, densely imbricated and appressed; flow- ers sessile, or on rather stout pedicels less than T," long, numerous,
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Hudsonia tomentosa Xutt. Wooll> Hudsonia. False Heather. Fig. 2913. H. 1893. Peck, Rep. N. Y. State Densely tufted and intricately branched, mat- ted, hoary-pubescent, pale, 4'-8' high; branches stout, ascending. Leaves about 1" long, oval or oblong, densely imbricated and appressed; flow- ers sessile, or on rather stout pedicels less than T," long, numerous, slightly stnaller than those of the preceding species; sepals obtuse; stamens 9-18; capsules ovoid, glabrous, usually l-seeded. In sands of the seashore and in pine-barrens. Xew Brunswick to Virginia, and on sand hills and lake and river shores west to Mackenzie, Manitoba. North Dakota and Wisconsin. May-July. Poverty- or bear- grass. Dog's-dinner. Poverty-plant. Heath. Ground- moss or -cedar. Beach-heather. 3. LECHEA Kalm ; L. Sp. PI. 90. 1753- Perennial branching herbs, often woody at the base, with small entire leaves and minute panicled greenish or purplish flowers. Sepals S, the 2 outer smaller and narrower. Petals 3, ovate to linear, inconspicuous, persistent. Stamens 3-12. Stigmas 3, nearly sessile, laciniate, prominent when the plant is in flower. Capsule 3-valved, 3-celled, or by obliteration of the dissepiinents i-celled, aboiit 6-seeded. Embryo curved or spiral. [Named for Johan Leche, a Swedish botanist, died 1764.] A genus of about 14 species. :i of them natives of eastern North America, i Texan, i Cuban and I Mexisan. Type species : Ler/ica minor L. Species indiscriminately known as Pin-weeds. The characteristic basal shoots appear late in the season. Leaves nf the basal shoots oblong or ovate, not more than 3 time; Outer sepals longer than the inner : panicle very leafy. Outer sepals equalling or shorter than the inner. Pod oblong : pedicels slender. i"-2&q
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