Linum puberulum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. Heller

Hairy flax, Plains flax

2022 Eric Engles

2009 Christopher L. Christie

2013 Don Davis

2010 James M. Andre

2012 Keir Morse

Linum puberulum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~53 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Linum
Family:	Linaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cathartolinum puberulum
PLANTS	Linum rigidum var. puberulum
PLANTS	Mesynium puberulum

Information about Linum puberulum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIPU4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).