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Purple flax

Photo by Holly Taylor
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Field Notes

Notes:

Purple Flax??

Species ID Suggestions

common flax

Linum usitatissimum

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DerrickLK
I think it is between two flax species. Either Lewis flax (Linum lewisii) or common flax (Linum usitatissimum). The flowers petals look more like common flax to me.

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PublishedApril 15, 2011

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