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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.