Yellow Flax

(Linum virginianum)

 

Color Photograph: © by and courtesy of Thomas G. Barnes, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Yellow Flax (Linum virginianum)

Identification: Flowers yellow, small and inconspicuous, with 5 petals. Sepals ovate and pointed at their apices. Flowers solitary, about 0.3 inches in diameter. Stem thin, wiry, highly branched. Leaves elongate-ovate, alternate. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Southeastern Canada southward to Georgia and Alabama.

Habitat: Yellow flax is found in woodland clearings and thickets.

Flowering period: July to August.

Yellow Flax (Linum virginianum)

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The small, inconspicuous yellow flowers, thin branched stem, and elongate-ovate leaves are characterstic of this species. There are several other similar species in eastern North America. Technical manuals are needed for correct identifications.

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