Linum medium (Planchon) Britton. Common name: Stiff Yellow Flax. Phenology: Apr-Jul; Jun-Aug. Habitat: Lake (sand) plains. Distribution: ON and (reportedly) nw. PA (Presque Isle).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: A tetraploid taxon centered in s. ON (some previous reports from PA and OH are incorrect).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium — C, F, FNA12, K4, Rogers (1984); < Cathartolinum medium (Planch.) Small — S13; < Linum medium (Planch.) Britton — G; >< Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium — Pa. Basionym: Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planch. 1848
Links to other floras: = Linum medium var. medium - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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