Linum lewisii Pursh var. lewisii . Prairie Flax. Phen: Apr-Aug. Hab: Calcareous glades and barrens. Dist: NU west to AK, south to MI, nw. AR, ne. TX, NM, AZ, CA, and n. Mexico; disjunct at Smoke Hole Caverns, WV, and several adjacent counties.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, FNA12, K1, K3, K4; < Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve; < Linum lewisii Pursh – F, Mex, S13, Tx; < Linum perenne L. – C, apparently misapplied to WV material; < Linum perenne L. var. lewisii (Pursh) Eaton & J.Wright bis – G, GrPl
Heliophily ?: 9
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