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Hesperolinon tehamense

Hesperolinon tehamense H. Sharsm.

Paskenta Grade Dwarf Flax, Paskenta Grade Dwarf-flax, Tehama County Western Flax, Tehama Dwarf-flax

Linaceae (Flax family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: HETE8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pale to bright yellow, veins sometimes reddish.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Dry rocky hillsides in chaparral in Pinus sabiniana and Quercus douglasii woodlands, serpentine soils.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Hesperolinon tehamense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hesperolinon tehamense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hesperolinon tehamense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-04
Research By: CBR

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