LECHEA. 
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7. L. recurvata Raf. Hispid assurgent, 
branches opposite and ternate, leaves broad 
oblong acute at both ends ciiiate ; racemes spi- 
cate recur vate unilateral, pedicels very short, 
sepals oval, capsules globose — In Carolina and 
Virginia, akin to L. ternifolia (perhaps the 
true Mencindra of Gr.) leaves and fruit differ- 
ent, calix redish, seeds convex and concave. 
LECHEA OR LEKEA. 
8. L. mucronata Raf, precis 1814- villosa 
Elliot 1820, major of Walter and Mx not Lin. 
— Villose, stem erect, sterile stems prostrate, 
leaves opposite and ternate below, chiefly lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, on short petiols ; flowers in 
compound spikes axillary to foliaceous bracts, 
ext, sepals acute reflexed in anthesis, internal 
sepals obtuse, capsules ovate villose. — From 
New England to Carolina, the most common 
sp. but not the linnean L. major with leaves 
rough above, tomentose beneath and scattered 
flowers ; which is the real C istus Canadensis] 
Flowers subsessile,ext. sepals linear, adpressed 
in the fruit, internal sepals lanceolate, petals 
lanceolate obtuse, commonly 3 seeds oblong 
acute with an angle inside. Several varieties 
1. Simplex my original sp. stem nearly simple, 
leaves oblong cuneate, bracts oblong. 2. lla- 
mosa , branches spreading above, leaves ovate 
lanceolate, bracts lanceolate. Original speci- 
men sent me by Elliot from Carolina. 3 Ses- 
silijlora , leaves lanceolate, petiols very hairy, 
branches fastigiate, spikes axillary and short, 
flowers sessile. From Missouri. All peren- 
nials. 
9. L. heterophyla Raf. L. minor Smith, 
stem paniculate above, adpressed pubescent, 
