Lechea leggettii Britton & Hollick var. ramosissima Hodgdon, Rhodora 40, 119, plate 491, fig. 3. 1938

Pedicels 1.6–2.2 mm, ± equaling or longer than calyx. Calyces greenish purple at maturity, 1.6–1.8 mm. Capsules loosely racemose. Seeds 2(–3).

Flowering summer; fruiting late summer–fall. Sandy soil of pine barrens, pine-oak woodlands, sandhills, savannas; 0–300 m; Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.