Linum curtissii Small. Common name: Texas Yellow Flax. Phenology: Mar-Aug. Habitat: Woodlands, other dry to moist places. Distribution: S. ME, MI, and n. IL south to s. FL and TX; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Linum medium (Planch.) Britton ssp. texanum (Planch.) A.Haines — NE; = Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. texanum (Planch.) Fernald — Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl2, FNA12, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NY, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Rogers (1963), Rogers (1984); > Cathartolinum curtissii Small — S13; < Cathartolinum medium (Planch.) Small — S, S13; < Linum medium (Planch.) Britton — G, Tat; > Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. texanum (Planch.) Fernald — Pa; < Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planch. — RAB; Linum curtissii Small. Basionym: Linum curtissii Small 1905
Links to other floras: = Linum medium var. texanum - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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