Linum carteri Small. Common name: Carter’s Flax, Everglades Flax. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine rocklands. Distribution: Endemic to s. peninsular FL (Miami-Dade County).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bradley & Weakley (2020) in Weakley et al (2020); = Linum carteri Small var. carteri — Fl2, FNA12, K4, WH3, Rogers (1984); = Linum rigidum Pursh var. carteri (Small) C.M.Rogers — Rogers (1963); < Cathartolinum carteri (Small) Small — S, S13; < Linum carteri Small — GW2; Linum carteri Small. Basionym: Linum carteri Small 1905
Links to other floras: = Linum carteri var. carteri - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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