Native Plants
Linum rupestre
Linum rupestre (A. Gray) Engelm. ex A. Gray
Rock Flax
Linaceae (Flax Family)
USDA Symbol: LIRU2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Linum rupestre
Rock Flax
Linaceae
Location: S side of Heuremann Rd. 1-1/4 mi. W of Milsa.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun of gravelly hillside. Very dry soil. Among Dalea, Vernonia, and Stillingia.
Description: Perennial with slender, wand-like stems to 15" tall. Flowers few, 5-petaled, 1/2 to 3/4" dia. Orange veins on petals. Leaves/petals drop early.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: June 20, 1991
Specimen number: 112
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0122
Accession Date: Dec. 16, 1991
Accession Number: 12