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Linum floridanum var. floridanum

Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel. var. floridanum

Florida Yellow Flax

Linaceae (Flax family)

Synonym(s): Cathartolinum floridanum, Cathartolinum macrosepalum, Linum virginianum var. floridanum

USDA Symbol: LIFLF2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3-1/2 feet tall.
Fruit: Capsules with red-purple apex.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , DC , FL , GA , IL , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , SC , TN , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Open pine and pine-palmetto woodlands, pine savannas, sandhill seeps.

Web Reference

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 Linum floridanum var. floridanum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Linum floridanum var. floridanum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Linum floridanum var. floridanum

Metadata

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

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