Scientific or common name:

Linum vernale Woot.

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LINACEAE - Flax family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Linum vernale Woot.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Chihuahuan flax

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
 

Synonyms:
= Cathartolinum vernale (Woot.) Small
= Mesynium vernale (Woot.) W.A. Weber

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Linales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:

1) Linum adenophyllum A. Gray 2) Linum alatum (Small) Winkl. 3) Linum angustifolium Huds. 4) Linum arenicola (Small) Winkl. 5) Linum aristatum Engelm. 6) Linum aristatum Engelm. var. australe (A. Heller) Kearney & Peebles 7) Linum aristatum Engelm. var. subteres Trel. 8) Linum australe A. Heller 9) Linum australe A. Heller var. australe 10) Linum australe A. Heller var. glandulosum C.M. Rogers 11) Linum austriacum L. 12) Linum berlandieri Hook. 13) Linum berlandieri Hook. var. berlandieri 14) Linum berlandieri Hook. var. filifolium (Shinners) C.M. Rogers 15) Linum bicarpellatum H.K. Sharsmith 16) Linum bienne Mill. 17) Linum breweri A. Gray 18) Linum californicum Benth. 19) Linum californicum Benth. var. confertum A. Gray ex Trel. 20) Linum californicum Benth. var. congestum (A. Gray) Jeps. 21) Linum carteri Small 22) Linum carteri Small var. carteri 23) Linum carteri Small var. smallii C.M. Rogers 24) Linum catharticum L. 25) Linum clevelandii Greene 26) Linum clevelandii Greene var. petrophilum Jeps. 27) Linum compactum A. Nelson 28) Linum congestum A. Gray 29) Linum digynum A. Gray 30) Linum drymarioides Curran 31) Linum elongatum (Small) Winkl. 32) Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel. 33) Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel. var. chrysocarpum C.M. Rogers 34) Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel. var. floridanum 35) Linum gallicum L. 36) Linum grandiflorum Desf. 37) Linum grandiflorum Desf. var. rubrum hort. 38) Linum greggii Engelm. 39) Linum harperi Small 40) Linum hudsonioides Planch. 41) Linum humile Mill. 42) Linum imbricatum (Raf.) Shinners 43) Linum intercursum E.P. Bicknell 44) Linum kingii S. Watson 45) Linum kingii S. Watson var. pinetorum M.E. Jones 46) Linum kingii S. Watson var. sedoides Porter 47) Linum lepagei B. Boivin 48) Linum leptopoda A. Nelson 49) Linum lewisii auct. non Pursh 50) Linum lewisii Pursh 51) Linum lewisii Pursh var. alpicola Jeps. 52) Linum lewisii Pursh var. lepagei (B. Boivin) C.M. Rogers 53) Linum lewisii Pursh var. lewisii 54) Linum lewisii Pursh var. pratense Norton 55) Linum lewisii Pursh var. saxosum Maguire & A.H. Holmgren 56) Linum lundellii C.M. Rogers 57) Linum macrocarpum C.M. Rogers 58) Linum medium (Planch.) Britton 59) Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium 60) Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. texanum (Planch.) Fernald 61) Linum micranthum A. Gray 62) Linum narbonense L. 63) Linum neomexicanum Greene 64) Linum perenne L. 65) Linum perenne L. ssp. alpinum (Jacq.) Stoj. & Stef. 66) Linum perenne L. ssp. anglicum (Mill.) Ockendon 67) Linum perenne L. ssp. lepagei (B. Boivin) Lepage 68) Linum perenne L. ssp. lewisii (Pursh) Hultén 69) Linum perenne L. var. austriacum (L.) Schiede 70) Linum perenne L. var. lewisii (Pursh) Eaton & J. Wright 71) Linum pratense (Norton) Small 72) Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. Heller 73) Linum rigidum Pursh 74) Linum rigidum Pursh var. berlandieri (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray 75) Linum rigidum Pursh var. carteri (Small) C.M. Rogers 76) Linum rigidum Pursh var. compactum (A. Nelson) C.M. Rogers 77) Linum rigidum Pursh var. filifolium Shinners 78) Linum rigidum Pursh var. puberulum Engelm. 79) Linum rigidum Pursh var. rigidum 80) Linum rigidum Pursh var. simulans C.M. Rogers 81) Linum rupestre (A. Gray) Engelm. ex A. Gray 82) Linum sanctum Small 83) Linum schiedeanum Schltdl. & Cham. 84) Linum spergulinum A. Gray 85) Linum striatum Walter 86) Linum striatum Walter var. medium (Planch.) B. Boivin 87) Linum striatum Walter var. multijugum Fernald 88) Linum striatum Walter var. texanum (Planch.) B. Boivin 89) Linum subteres (Trel.) Winkl. 90) Linum sulcatum Riddell 91) Linum sulcatum Riddell var. harperi (Small) C.M. Rogers 92) Linum sulcatum Riddell var. sulcatum 93) Linum trigynum L. 94) Linum usitatissimum L. 95) Linum usitatissimum L. var. humile (Mill.) Pers. 96) Linum vernale Woot. 97) Linum virginianum L. 98) Linum virginianum L. var. floridanum Planch. 99) Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planch. 100) Linum virginianum L. var. texanum Planch. 101) Linum westii C.M. Rogers

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (NM, TX)


Map for Linum vernale Woot.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Linaceae)
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1) Adenolinum (flax) 2) Cathartolinum (flax) 3) Cerastium (flax) 4) Hesperolinon (dwarf-flax) 5) Linum (flax) 6) Mesyniopsis (flax) 7) Mesynium (flax) 8) Millegrana (radiola) 9) Nezera (flax) 10) Radiola 11) Sclerolinon

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Common names (Linum)
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1) (no name) 2) Allen Springs dwarf-flax (Linum clevelandii var. petrophilum) 3) Alpine flax (Linum perenne ssp. alpinum) 4) Asian flax (Linum austriacum) 5) Berlandier's yellow flax (Linum berlandieri) 6) Blue flax (Linum perenne) 7) Bristle flax (Linum aristatum) 8) California dwarf-flax (Linum californicum) 9) Carter's flax (Linum carteri) 10) Chihuahuan flax (Linum vernale) 11) Common flax (Linum usitatissimum) 12) Drymary dwarf-flax (Linum drymarioides) 13) Fairy flax (Linum catharticum) 14) Flax (Linum narbonense) 15) Florida yellow flax (Linum floridanum) 16) Flowering flax (Linum grandiflorum) 17) French flax (Linum trigynum) 18) Glandular dwarf-flax (Linum adenophyllum) 19) Grooved flax (Linum sulcatum) 20) Harper's flax (Linum sulcatum var. harperi) 21) King's flax (Linum kingii) 22) Laredo flax (Linum elongatum) 23) Lewis flax (Linum lewisii) 24) Marin dwarf-flax (Linum congestum) 25) Meadow flax (Linum pratense) 26) New Mexico yellow flax (Linum neomexicanum) 27) Northwestern yellowflax (Linum digynum) 28) Pale flax (Linum bienne) 29) Plains flax (Linum puberulum) 30) Prairie flax (Linum lewisii var. alpicola) 31) Ridged yellow flax (Linum striatum) 32) Rock flax (Linum rupestre) 33) Sand flax (Linum arenicola) 34) Sandplain flax (Linum intercursum) 35) Schied's flax (Linum schiedeanum) 36) Slender dwarf-flax (Linum spergulinum) 37) Small's flax (Linum carteri var. smallii) 38) Smallflower dwarf-flax (Linum micranthum) 39) Southern flax (Linum australe) 40) Spring Hill flax (Linum macrocarpum) 41) Sprucemont flax (Linum subteres) 42) Stiff yellow flax (Linum medium) 43) Stiffstem flax (Linum rigidum) 44) Sullivan City flax (Linum lundellii) 45) Texas flax (Linum hudsonioides) 46) Tufted flax (Linum imbricatum) 47) Twocarpel dwarf-flax (Linum bicarpellatum) 48) West's flax (Linum westii) 49) Winged flax (Linum alatum) 50) Woodland flax (Linum virginianum) 51) Wyoming flax (Linum compactum)

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More species:
1) Linum virginianum L. [275]
2) Linum virginianum L. var. floridanum Planch. [179]
3) Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planch. [165]
4) Liparis elata Lindl. [252]
5) Liparis hawaiensis H. Mann [334]
6) Liparis nervosa auct. non (Thunb.) Lindl. [167]
7) Lipocarpha maculata (Michx.) Torr. [278]
8) Lipochaeta alata Sherff var. acrior Sherff [169]
9) Lipochaeta connata (Gaudich.) DC. var. connata [236]
10) Lipochaeta integrifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray var. major Sherff [158]

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