genus
Flaxes
Linum
Field notes
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- Linum 1 native
- Fairy Flax introduced
- Meadow Flax present
- Yellow Flax native
- Berlandier's Yellow Flax present
- Stiff Yellow Flax native
- Grooved Yellow Flax native
- Rock Flax present
- Australian Flax
- New Zealand Linen Flax
- Plains Flax native
- Texas Flax native
- Ridged Yellow Flax native
- Wyoming Flax present
- King's Flax native
- Wild Flax
- Bristle Flax native
- Florida Yellow Flax native
- Linum tauricum
- New Mexico Yellow Flax native
- Southern Flax native
- Virginia Flax native
- Carter's Flax native
- Sandplain Flax native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native flaxes All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Grooved Yellow Flax
Linum sulcatum
caterpillars
10
food
3
flowers
4
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Bristle Flax
Linum aristatum
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
9
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Yellow Flax
Linum rigidum
caterpillars
3
food
7
flowers
5
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Lewis Flax
Linum lewisii
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
70
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Plains Flax
Linum puberulum
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
4
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King's Flax
Linum kingii
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
4
-
Southern Flax
Linum australe
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
4
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New Mexico Yellow Flax
Linum neomexicanum
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
3
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Stiff Yellow Flax
Linum medium
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
3
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Digynum Flax
Linum digynum
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
4
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Ridged Yellow Flax
Linum striatum
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
3
-
Virginia Flax
Linum virginianum
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Sandplain Flax
Linum intercursum
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Utah Yellow-flax
Linum subteres
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
5
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Texas Flax
Linum hudsonioides
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
1