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Your search found 7 taxa in the family Linaceae, Flax family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name: Common Flax, Cultivated Flax, Linaza
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Linum usitatissimum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum usitatissimum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum usitatissimum 099-01-001 FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed places, not long persisting after agricultural use
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Linum striatum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum striatum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum striatum 099-01-003 FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Bogs, seepages, other wet places, often growing in Sphagnum
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Yellow Flax, Woodland Flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Linum virginianum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum virginianum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. virginianum 099-01-004a FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Dry or moist places
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Texas Yellow Flax, Stiff Yellow Flax, Spreading Flax, Texas Flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Linum curtissii FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum medium var. texanum FAMILY: Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. medium 099-01-004b FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, other dry to moist places
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Florida Yellow Flax, Savanna Flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, sandhill seeps
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Yellow-fruited Yellow Flax, Florida yellow flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum FAMILY: Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c? FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Wet savannas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Bicknell's Yellow Flax, Sandplain Flax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Linum intercursum FAMILY: Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Linum intercursum FAMILY: Linaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Linum virginianum var. floridanum 099-01-004c? FAMILY: Linaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, other dry to moist places
Common in NC Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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