Linaceae
King's flax
Linum kingii
- Family
- Linaceae
- Genus
- Linum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- King's flax
Synonyms
- Cathartolinum kingii Small
- Cathartolinum sedoides (Porter) Small
- Linum kingii var. pinetorum M.E.Jones
- Linum kingii var. sedoides Porter
- Linum sedoides (Porter) H.J.P.Winkl.
- Mesyniopsis kingii (S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Isaac Krone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mary Winter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.