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Linum australe

Heller

Southern Flax

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135885

Element CodePDLIN02040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLinales

FamilyLinaceae

GenusLinum

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-06-25

Change Date1993-06-25

Edition Date1993-06-25

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.

Range Extent Comments

Western Canada to MT, WY, UT, CO, NV, AZ, NM, TX.

Occurrences Comments

Rare in southern NV.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Conifer woods in dry canyons with Pinus ponderosa and Cercocarpus.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (11)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Red Point	Kaibab National Forest	7,139

New Mexico (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Aspen Mountain	Gila National Forest	23,784
Brushy Springs	Gila National Forest	5,735
Capitan Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	14,069
Devils Creek	Gila National Forest	89,916
Nichols Reservoir	Santa Fe National Forest	1,518
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer Lake	Dixie National Forest	110,690
Happy Valley	Dixie National Forest	14,458
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / Oak	Dixie National Forest	55,489
Red Canyon North	Dixie National Forest	9,973

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.