Lechea intermedia is a species of pinweed in the family Cistaceae (rock-roses). Common names for this species include large-pod pinweed, large-podded pinweed, intermediate pinweed, and round-fruited pinweed.
Range
The native range of Lechea intermedia is central and eastern Canada to northcentral and eastern United States. ==Habitat==
Habitat
The species is seemingly adaptable, capable of persisting in a wide variety of open-canopy habitats throughout its range. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
Lechea intermedia contains the following varieties: • Lechea intermedia var. juniperina — Maine pinweed (léchéa faux-genévrier) • Lechea intermedia var. depauperata — impoverished pinweed (léchéa appauvri) • Lechea intermedia var. laurentiana — Laurentian pinweed (léchéa de la vallée du Saint-Laurent) • Lechea intermedia var. intermedia — large-pod pinweed (léchéa intermédiaire) ==References==