Linaceae

Lewis flax

Linum lewisii Pursh

Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum

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Lewis flax (Linum lewisii) — FlowerPhoto: tomhilton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: كتان لويس
Bangla: লিনাম লুইস
Chinese: 刘氏亚麻
English: Lewis flax, Blue flax, Wild blue flax
Macedonian: Луисов лен
nv: Diniʼeechʼil áłtsʼóózígíí
Persian: کتان لوئیسی

Synonyms

Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Linum perenne subsp. lewisii (Pursh) Hultén
Linum perenne var. lewisii (Pursh) Eaton & Wright
Linum sibiricum var. lewisii (Pursh) Lindl.

Flowers

Flower colour: blue (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: tomhilton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: bmasinton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Skoch3 05:55, 6 July 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.