Linum floridanum

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Linum floridanum
Secure
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:
L. floridanum
Binomial name
Linum floridanum
Synonyms[2]
  • Linum virginianum var. floridanum Planch.

Linum floridanum, known commonly as Florida yellow flax or yellow-fruited yellow flax, is a species of flowering perennial native to North America. There are two variations of this species: L. floridanum var. chrysocarpum and L. floridanum var. floridanum. The range of both variations reaches from the southeastern region of North Carolina to Florida and westward to southern Mississippi. Outside of this range, L. floridanum var. floridanum may additionally be found in the West Indies and Louisiana.[3]

L. floridanum reaches a height between 3 and 8 decimeters (approximately 0.98 to 2.62 feet), possessing multiple stems that stand erect. The leaves are most commonly alternately arranged, but may be opposite in some cases, and reach a length between 0.8 and 2.5 centimeters. The flowers possess five petals, 4 to 8 millimeters in length and yellow in color. The seeds produced by L. floridanum are 1 to 1.3 millimeters in length, obovoid to ellipsoid in shape, and brown in color.[4]

This species is believed to have a positive relationship with fire, one study finding that the highest densities of flowering stalks of L. floridanum were observed in an area that had been burned the year prior.[5]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (September 5, 2025). "Linum floridanum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ^ Radford, Albert Ernest; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, Clyde Ritchie (1983). Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas (9. printing ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-1087-3.
  5. ^ Hinman, Sarah E.; Brewer, J. Stephen (December 2007). "Responses of Two Frequently-Burned Wet Pine Savannas to an Extended Period without Fire". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 134 (4): 512–526. doi:10.3159/07-RA-005.1.