Linaceae
Meadow flax
Linum pratense
- Family
- Linaceae
- Genus
- Linum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Meadow flax
Synonyms
- Adenolinum pratense (Norton) W.A.Weber
- Linum lewisii var. pratense Norton
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 103 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Calinsdad, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Northcut, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vince Hale, 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.