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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Linum striatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-003:

Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cathartolinum striatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax


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image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm190618_9249

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm190618_9250

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Inflorescence paniculate, lower branch tips well short of upper branch tips, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm190618_9251

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Leaves mostly opposite, usually to beyond midpoint from base to inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm220626_8689

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm220626_8691

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Lower branches not elongate, tips not nearly reaching tips of upper branches, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm120704_464

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm120704_472

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Lvs opposite on lower stem, alternate above, narrowly elliptic, rarely linear, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm120704_577

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Leaves 1-3.5cm long, 2-11mm wide, acute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm120705_629

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

5 yellow petals, 4-7mm long. Sepals lance-ovate to ovate, 1.5-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm160708_233

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm160708_238

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm210706__1884

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm210706__1906

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm210706_1903

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Stems conspicuously ribbed distally, per Flora of North America.

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm210706_1905

July    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm190802_0472

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm190802_0472b

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Linum striatum, Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax

JK Marlow    jkm230805_4723

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Linum striatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-003:
Linum striatum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum striatum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

844

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, seepages, other wet places, often growing in Sphagnum, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Lower opposite, upper alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Bisexual

Inflorescence paniculate

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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