Linaceae

Ridged yellow flax

Linum striatum Walter

Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum

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Ridged yellow flax (Linum striatum) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 斑纹亚麻
English: Ridged yellow flax

Synonyms

Cathartolinum striatum (Walter) Small
Linum diffusum Alph.Wood
Linum diffusum Schult.
Linum rigidum Torr. & A.Gray
Linum striatum var. multijugum Fernald
Linum striatum var. striatum
Linum virginianum var. diffusum Alph.Wood
Linum virginianum var. oppositifolium Engelm.
Nezera albiflora Raf.
Nezera striata (Walter) Nieuwl.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.