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Distribution by County   4908    
Linum lewisii  Pursh
Blue flax,   Lewis' flax,   Prairie flax,   Western blue flax
Linum lewisii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alpine: 32 Lake: 2 Plumas: 14 Shasta: 12
Amador: 2 Lassen: 51 Riverside: 39 Sierra: 9
Butte: 11 Madera: 1 San Benito: 16 Siskiyou: 36
Calaveras: 2 Mariposa: 3 San Bernardino: 123 Sonoma: 7
Colusa: 1 Mendocino: 3 San Diego: 81 Tehama: 3
Contra Costa: 1 Modoc: 39 San Francisco: 2 Trinity: 16
El Dorado: 12 Mono: 56 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 21
Fresno: 4 Monterey: 8 San Luis Obispo: 2 Tuolumne: 15
Humboldt: 3 Nevada: 25 Santa Barbara: 8 Ventura: 25
Inyo: 47 Orange: 1 Santa Clara: 1
Kern: 10 Placer: 21 Santa Cruz: 1

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/30/2025).