Hesperolinon
| Hesperolinon | |
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| Hesperolinon micranthum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Subfamily: | Linoideae |
| Genus: | Hesperolinon (Gray) Small |
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Hesperolinon is a genus in the family Linaceae, whose common genus names are dwarf-flax or western flax, in reference to their distribution along the west coast of North America. There are 13 known species within this genus of wildflowers, most of which are limited to serpentine soil habitats within California, United States.[1] These annual plants are thought to be mostly self-pollinating.
Description
Stems vary between five and fifty centimeters in length, with thread-like to linear leaves generally alternate: the leaves are typically not planar and not clasping.
ovary chambers; styles number two to three. Fruits
have a smooth surface exterior.
Species
- Hesperolinon adenophyllum - glandular western flax
- Hesperolinon bicarpellatum - bicarpellate western flax
- Hesperolinon breweri - Brewer's western flax
- Hesperolinon californicum - California western flax
- Hesperolinon clevelandii - Allen Springs dwarf flax
- Hesperolinon congestum - Marin western flax
- Hesperolinon didymocarpum - Lake County western flax
- Hesperolinon disjunctum - Coast Range western flax
- Hesperolinon drymarioides - drymary western flax
- Hesperolinon micranthum - smallflower western flax
- Hesperolinon serpentinum
- Hesperolinon sharsmithiae - Sharsmith's western flax
- Hesperolinon spergulinum - slender western flax
- Hesperolinon tehamense - Paskenta Grade western flax, Tehama western flax
References
- Helen K. Sharsmith, 1961 Univ Calif Publ Bot, 32:235–314
External links
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