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Annual, perennial herb, shrub
Stem generally erect, branched, glabrous, hairy, or glandular
Leaves generally cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, simple, sessile, generally linear to ovate; stipules glandular or 0
Inflorescence: raceme or cyme, axillary, open to dense
Flower generally bisexual, radial, nodding in bud; sepals 4–5, free, glabrous, hairy, or margins gland-toothed; petals 4–5, free, blue, white, yellow, or pink, ephemeral; stamens 4–5, alternate petals, generally appendaged; staminodes alternate stamens or 0; ovary superior, chambers 2–5 but becoming 4–10 by growth of false septa, styles 2–5
Fruit: generally capsule
Genera in family: 13 genera, 300 species: worldwide, especially temp; some cultivated (Linum usitatissimum , flax, linseed; L. bienne, L. grandiflorum , ornamental)
Reference: [Robertson 1971 J Arnold Arbor 52: 649–665]
Annual, perennial herb
Stem 5–90 cm
Leaves alternate, opposite, or whorled, erect, glabrous or hairy; margins entire or gland-toothed
Inflorescence: raceme or cyme
Flower: sepals 5, margins generally translucent; petals 5, 8–25 mm; stamens 5; staminodes 5 or 0; ovary chambers 10, styles 5, free or not, stigmas > styles in width (spheric or ± elongate) or = styles in width (± linear)
Fruit 5–10 mm
Seeds 10, generally gelatinous when wet
Species in genus: ± 200 species: temp & subtropical, especially Medit. Linum usitatissimum has been reported from D as a garden escape
Etymology: (Latin: flax)
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Perennial
Stem puberulent
Leaf 5–10 mm, linear; margin gland-toothed
Inflorescence: bract margins gland-toothed
Flower: sepals 4–7 mm, < or = fruit, lanceolate, margins gland-toothed; petals 10–15 mm, yellow to orange; styles fused to near tip
Fruit 3.5–4 mm
Seed ± 2.5 mm
Chromosomes: n=15
Ecology: Dry ridges
Elevation: 1000–2500 m.
Bioregional distribution: e Desert Mountains
Distribution outside California: to Colorado, Texas
Flowering time: May–JulHorticultural information: TRY.