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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Linum floridanum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Linum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum floridanum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-004c:
Linum virginianum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum floridanum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum macrosepalum
COMMON NAME:
Florida Yellow Flax, Savanna Flax
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Keith Bradley kab_l_floridanum_73087
August Collier County FL
Big Cypress National Preserve
Flowers on stiffly ascending branches, usually one open per branch at a time, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Linum floridanum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum floridanum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-004c:
Linum virginianum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum floridanum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum macrosepalum
3536
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in savannas, sandhill seeps, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, lowest sometimes opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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