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drymary dwarf-flax

Scientific Name: Hesperolinon drymarioides

Family: Linaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

Other Names:

       

Hesperolinon drymarioides: Drymary Dwarf-Flax

Hesperolinon drymarioides is a rare annual flowering plant belonging to the flax family (Linaceae). It is also known by the common names Drymary Dwarf Flax and Drymaria-like Western Flax.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Hesperolinon drymarioides (Curran) Small
  • Family: Linaceae (Flax Family)
  • Genus: Hesperolinon (A. Gray) Small (Dwarf-flax)
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: Linum drymarioides (Curran) Small, other Linum varieties including Linum californicum Benth. var. confertum A. Gray ex Trel., Linum clevelandii Greene, and Linum clevelandii Greene var. petrophilum Jeps.

Common Names

  • Drymary Dwarf-Flax
  • Drymaria-like Western Flax
  • Glandular Dwarf Flax
  • Glandular Western Flax
  • Two Carpellate Western Flax
  • Twocarpel Dwarf Flax
  • Drymaria Like Western Flax
  • Drymary Western Flax
  • Coast Range Dwarf-Flax
  • Smallflower Dwarf-Flax

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habit

  • Hesperolinon drymarioides is described as a forb/herb.
  • It is an annual plant.

Associations

  • Sometimes found with Adobe Lily (Fritillaria pluriflora) and Snow Mountain Buckwheat (Eriogonum nervulosum) during field surveys.

Further Information

  • Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Hesperolinon drymarioides.
  • Additional information can be found on Garden Guides, specifically concerning gardening with plants related to Hesperolinon drymarioides.
  • United States Department of Agriculture.
  • Jepson Manual treatments and maps from the University & Jepson Herbaria.