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Read more about Virginia Yellow Flax at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum virginianum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Linum virginianum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-004a:

Linum virginianum var. virginianum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cathartolinum virginianum

COMMON NAME:
Virginia Yellow Flax, Woodland Flax

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cavi15_001_lvd

        

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_l_virginianum_7710

June    Catawba County    NC

5 yellow petals, 4-8mm long. Sepals lanceolate, 2-3mm long, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_l_virginianum_7711

June    Catawba County    NC

Branches of inflorescence widely divergent-ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

JK Marlow    jkm210907_3397

September    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Some lower branches elongate, tips nearly equaling tips of upper branches, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

JK Marlow    jkm210907_3400

September    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Leaves mostly alternate (usually no opposite leaves above stem midpoint), per Weakley's Flora (2020).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum virginianum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum virginianum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Linum virginianum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-004a:
Linum virginianum var. virginianum   FAMILY Linaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum virginianum