Linum lewisii var. lewisii Calflora

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Linum lewisii Pursh var. lewisii

Lewis' flax, Prairie flax

Linum lewisii var. lewisii is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Linum lewisii var. alpicola


	Plant Range Observation Search ~255 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.3 - weak indicator / indifferent

Habitat: slopes, ridges

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Adenolinum lewisii
JEF	Linum lewisii var. alpicola
JEF + PLANTS	Linum perenne ssp. lewisii
PLANTS	Linum perenne var. lewisii

Information about Linum lewisii var. lewisii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LILEL2) 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).