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Anderson, Wynn

Linum berlandieri var. filifolium

Linum berlandieri Hook. var. filifolium (Shinners) C.M. Rogers

Berlandier's Yellow Flax

Linaceae (Flax Family)

Synonym(s): Linum rigidum var. filifolium

USDA Symbol: LIBEF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Named for French-Swiss physician Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851) who colledted plants in Texas and northern Mexico.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Flower: Sepals 5

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Yellow petals banded below the middle with purplish-red.

Distribution

USA: TX

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 berlandieri var. filifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Linum berlandieri var. filifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Linum berlandieri var. filifolium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-12
Research By: TWC Staff

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