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Linum berlandieri var. filifolium
Linum berlandieri Hook. var. filifolium (Shinners) C.M. Rogers
Berlandier's Yellow Flax
Linaceae (Flax Family)
Synonym(s): Linum rigidum var. filifolium
USDA Symbol: LIBEF
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Named for French-Swiss physician Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851) who colledted plants in Texas and northern Mexico.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Flower: Sepals 5
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Yellow petals banded below the middle with purplish-red.
Distribution
USA: TXBibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Linum berlandieri var. filifolium in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Linum berlandieri var. filifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Linum berlandieri var. filifolium
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-12Research By: TWC Staff