species 3,584 observations
Yellow Flax
Linum rigidum
Supports All
15
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Variegated Fritillary, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Bertha Armyworm Moth
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Large-headed Grasshopper, Velvet-striped Grasshopper, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Crenulated Grasshopper
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Lyside Sulphur, Margined Calligrapher, Silvery Blue, White-bowed Smoothwing
5
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- No
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.