Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Linum striatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum striatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum striatum 099-01-003

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


5 yellow petals, 4-7mm long. Sepals lance-ovate to ovate, 1.5-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Virginia Yellow Flax, Woodland Flax
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Linum virginianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum virginianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. virginianum 099-01-004a

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


5 yellow petals, 4-8mm long. Sepals lanceolate, 2-3mm long, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Texas Yellow Flax, Stiff Yellow Flax, Spreading Flax, Texas Flax
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Linum curtissii
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum medium var. texanum
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. medium 099-01-004b

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933) Cathartolinum medium


The flowering branches are spread widely, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.

camera icon Common Name: Florida Yellow Flax, Savanna Flax
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Linum floridanum var. floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum floridanum var. floridanum
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933) Cathartolinum floridanum

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933) Cathartolinum macrosepalum


Flowers on stiffly ascending branches, usually one open per branch at a time, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.

range map need picture of flower of Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum, Yellow-fruited Yellow Flax, Florida yellow flax
Common Name: Yellow-fruited Yellow Flax, Florida yellow flax
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981) Linum floridanum

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c?

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933) Cathartolinum floridanum

range map need picture of flower of Linum intercursum, Bicknell's Yellow Flax, Sandplain Yellow Flax
Common Name: Bicknell's Yellow Flax, Sandplain Yellow Flax
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Linum intercursum
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum intercursum
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c?

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

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"A good rule of thumb is never to grow a nonnative plant with fruits that are dispersed by birds, because they invariably will be scattered throughout the landscape, with possibly deleterious effects." — Janet Marinelli, The Wildlife Gardener's Guide