Plains Flax

Linum puberulum (Engelm.) A. Heller - Flax family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Plains Flax: Euptoieta claudia

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.