PLANTS Profile for Linum medium var. medium (stiff yellow flax)

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PLANTS Profile

Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium
stiff yellow flax

Symbol:

LIMEM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Linaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

Cathartolinum medium

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 438. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

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Synonyms:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

	CAME26	Cathartolinum medium (Planch.) Small
	LISTM	Linum striatum Walter var. medium (Planch.) B. Boivin
	LIVIM	Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planch.

Distribution:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium


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USA (NY, PA), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

View 4 genera in Linaceae, 37 species in Linum, 2 varieties in Linum medium (Planch.) Britton

Classification:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Linales
Family	Linaceae – Flax family
Genus	Linum L. – flax
Species	Linum medium (Planch.) Britton – stiff yellow flax
Variety	Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium – stiff yellow flax

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
wild flax		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

Linum medium:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU*

UPL

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528820.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 03:17 AM MDT