Bead pinweed Bead pinweed

Lechea moniliformis E. P. Bicknell ex Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, 632. 1901; L. leggettii Britton & Hollick var. moniliformis (E. P. Bicknell ex Britton) Hodgdon

Pedicels 1.8–2.3 mm, ± equaling or longer than calyx. Calyces reddish purple at maturity, 1.7–2 mm. Capsules loosely racemose. Seeds (2–)3(–4).

Flowering summer; fruiting late summer–fall. Dry, sandy sites, old shorelines; 0–200 m; Ont.; Ill., Ind., Md., Mass., Mich., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, R.I.

Variety moniliformis has a disjunct distribution along the northeastern Atlantic coast and on old shorelines near Lake Erie and Lake Michigan.