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Plains Flax

Linum puberulum

Authorship: (Engelmann) Heller

Sources

[Lieb 1120, McGoldrick 73]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyLINACEAE (Flax Family)
GenusLinum
Speciespuberulum

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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plains flax
titus9Oct 21, 2026Highway 180 W, Silver City, NM, US
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Linum puberulum
priscillaOct 21, 2026Silver City, NM 88061, USA
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plains flax
ethane_fillOct 4, 2026Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Salt Flat, TX, US
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plains flax
braydophyteSep 27, 2026Emery County, UT, USA
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plains flax
thesassyteapotSep 25, 2026Garfield County, US-UT, US
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plains flax
westy789Sep 15, 2026Gallup, NM, US
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plains flax
esthernolaApr 22, 2026
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plains flax
nathgoeckAug 29, 2026Stoneham, CO, US
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plains flax
debora_nicollAug 23, 2026Caje Trail Rd, Hillsboro, NM, US
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Linum puberulum
calebhelselAug 16, 2026Weld County, US-CO, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCNNot assessed