Linum lewisii Pursh var. lewisii. Common name: Prairie Flax. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Calcareous glades and barrens. Distribution: 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, 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. Basionym: Linum lewisii Pursh 1814 [1813]
Links to other floras: = Linum lewisii var. lewisii - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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