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Plant Index

Scientific Name:
Common Name:
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Family:

Linum striatum

Linum striatum Walter

ridged yellow flax, ridgestem yellow flax

Synonym(s): Cathartolinum striatum, Linum striatum var. multijugum, Nezera striata

Image ID: 32379
Image by: Gwaltney, John
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: LIST
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Linum striatum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-02-06

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: LINUM
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Linum
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Flax
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 180 species, herbs, of temperate and subtropical areas.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Rogers (1984)=Z; Rogers (1963)=Y; Dressler, Repplinger, & Bayer in Kubitzki (2014).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: LINACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Linaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.P. de Candolle ex Perleb 1818
FAMILY COMMON: Flax Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 10-14 genera and 250-350 species, trees, vines, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Robertson (1971)=Y; Dressler, Repplinger, & Bayer in Kubitzki (2014).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect perennial found in bogs, seepages, on stream banks and other wet places, often growing in Sphagnum.
STEMS: Stems several from a single crown, sometimes reclining at the base, narrowly ribbed, much branched.
LEAVES: Leaves opposite on lower half of stem and alternate above (sometimes all opposite), sessile, ascending-erect, narrowly elliptic, to 1 1/2 in. long, smooth.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers on stalks from nodes on the widely ascending, ribbed branches; each flower pale yellow, about 1/3 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading, oval petals and 5 smaller sepals.
FRUITS: Fruit a tiny, round, slightly flattened capsule.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 1-4 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Oct

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BLOOM COLOR: Yellow

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bogs/pocosins
NATIVE RANGE:

HORTICULTURAL
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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE:
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WILDLIFE VALUE:
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
4447	1992-0603			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6775	4447	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: LIST
USDA Common Name: Ridged Yellow Flax
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW	FACW		FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Linum striatum
COMMON NAME: Ridgestem Yellow Flax
SYNONYMY: [= C, G, GW, K, Mo, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WH3, Y, Z; > L. striatum var. striatum - F; = Cathartolinum striatum (Walter) Small - S]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Oct.
HABITAT: Bogs, seepages, other wet places, often growing in Sphagnum.
COMMENTS: MA, PA, MI, and IL south to Panhandle FL, LA, and e. TX.
RANGE MAP: Linum striatum.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Linaceae A.P. de Candolle ex Perleb 1818 (Flax Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 10-14 genera and 250-350 species, trees, vines, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Robertson (1971)=Y; Dressler, Repplinger, & Bayer in Kubitzki (2014).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Linum L. (Flax)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 180 species, herbs, of temperate and subtropical areas.
REFERENCE: Rogers (1984)=Z; Rogers (1963)=Y; Dressler, Repplinger, & Bayer in Kubitzki (2014).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Linum striatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Linum striatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Linum striatum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Linum striatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Linum striatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Linum striatum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 32379 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 32381 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 32379 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)