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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum striatum
FAMILY
Linaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum striatum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Linum striatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-003:
Linum striatum FAMILY Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum striatum
COMMON NAME:
Ridgestem Yellow Flax, Ridged Yellow Flax
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JK Marlow jkm190618_9249
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm190618_9250
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Inflorescence paniculate, lower branch tips well short of upper branch tips, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm190618_9251
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves mostly opposite, usually to beyond midpoint from base to inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm220626_8689
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220626_8691
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Lower branches not elongate, tips not nearly reaching tips of upper branches, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm120704_464
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120704_472
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Lvs opposite on lower stem, alternate above, narrowly elliptic, rarely linear, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120704_577
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves 1-3.5cm long, 2-11mm wide, acute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120705_629
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
5 yellow petals, 4-7mm long. Sepals lance-ovate to ovate, 1.5-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160708_233
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm160708_238
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210706__1884
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210706__1906
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210706_1903
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Stems conspicuously ribbed distally, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm210706_1905
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0472
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0472b
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230805_4723
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linum striatum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Linum striatum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Linum striatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 099-01-003:
Linum striatum
FAMILY
Linaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cathartolinum striatum
844
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, seepages, other wet places, often growing in Sphagnum, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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LEAVES:
Simple
Lower opposite, upper alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Bisexual
Inflorescence paniculate
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p245
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p250
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p090
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p251
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