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Family Linaceae - Flax
Flax - Prairie

Linum perenne
Flax - Common

Linum usitatissimun
Flax - Scarlet

Linum grandiflorum
Flax - Yellow

Reinwardtia indica


Linum puberulum
Wild Flax

Linum lewisii
Flax - Yellow

Linum rigidum


Linum imbricatum
Flax - Yellow

Linum berlandieri
Flax - Texas

Linum medium
Flax - Yellow

Linum rigidum


Linum hudsoniodes
Yellow Grooved Flax

Linum sulcatum

Narrative

Flax family (Linaceae) contains about 300 species of herbs and shrubs with symmetrical flowers. These plants are currently arranged in about 15 genera. There are about 50 species growing in greater North America. These are arranged in four different genera.

Taxonomy

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Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Dicotyledoneae Dicots
Order Geraniales Geranium And Oxalis And Allies
Family Linaceae Flax
SubFamily

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GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acerbarbatum
Acerleucoderme
Acerpseudoplatanus
Acerspicatum
Achrasemarginata
Acoelorrhaphewrightii
Acrocomiatotai
Albizialebbek
Alnuscrispa
Alnusmaritima
Alnusoblongifolia
Alnusoregona = rubra
Alnusrhombifolia
Alnusrugosa
Alvaradoaamorphoides
Amphitecnalatifolia
Amyrisbalsamifera
Amyriselemifera
Annonasquamosa
Aquilegiabrevistyla
Aquilegiacaerulea
Aquilegiadesertorum
Aquilegiaelegantula
Aquilegiajonesii
Aquilegialongissima
Aquilegiamicrantha
Aquilegiasaximontana
Aquilegiascopulorum
Aquilegiatriternata
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