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Linum rigidum

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Stiff-stem Flax

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128381

Element CodePDLIN020Q0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLinales

FamilyLinaceae

GenusLinum

Other Common Names

Large-flower Yellow Flax (EN) Lin rigide (FR) stiffstem flax (EN)

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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-10-13

Change Date2015-10-13

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S3	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wannagan	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	6,026

References (2)

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