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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
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) 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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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) 099-01-004c?:
Linum virginianum var. floridanum
FAMILY
Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum floridanum
4274
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, lowest sometimes opposite
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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