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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
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. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
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) 099-01-004c?:
Linum virginianum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum floridanum
COMMON NAME:
Yellow-fruited Yellow Flax, Florida yellow flax
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
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) 099-01-004c?:
Linum virginianum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum floridanum
4274
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare (an endemic)
Look for it in wet savannas, 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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