Linum carteri Small

Carter's flax (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs, annual or short-lived perennial, 23–60 cm, puberulent or ± scabrous on angles near base or throughout. Stems erect, usually unbranched below inflorescence, sometimes branched at base. Leaves alternate, spreading; stipular glands present or absent; blade linear, 15–30 × 0.6–1.4 mm, margins entire or distalmost glandular-toothed, not ciliate, apex long-attenuate. Inflorescences ascending or spreading cymes. Pedicels 4.5–9 mm. Flowers: sepals deciduous, lanceolate, inner sepals slightly shorter than outer, outer ones 4.5–7 mm, margins of inner sepals narrowly scarious, all glandular-toothed, apex short-awned; petals orange-yellow, broadly obovate, 10–17 mm; stamens 4.5–7 mm; anthers 0.8–2.3 mm; staminodia absent; styles connate nearly to apex, 4–6 mm; stigmas capitate. Capsules ovoid, 4–5 × 3.4–3.7 mm, thick textured, apex obtuse, dehiscing into 5, 2-seeded segments, segments persistent on plant, false septa complete, proximal part membranaceous, not terminating in loose fringe, distal part cartilaginous, margins ciliate. Seeds 2.3–2.8 × 1–1.3 mm. 2n = 60.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Linum carteri world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140806-2
WFO ID wfo-0001073463
COL ID 72HSM
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Synonyms

Linum carteri Cathartolinum carteri Linum carteri var. carteri Linum rigidum var. carteri

Lower taxons

Linum carteri var. smallii