Linum lewisii Calflora

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Taxon Report

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.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~767 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. lewisii
Genus:	Linum
Family:	Linaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes, ridges

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Linum lewisii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LILE3) 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
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: The species was named for North American explorer Meriwether Lewis. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 03/29/2025).