LINAGES FLAX FAMILY 



Linum medium, (Planch) Britton. 



Yellow Yellow Flax. 



June-August 



Linum: classical name of the flax, from Latin for a thread. 

 Medium: Latin to denote intermediate size. 



THE PREFERRED HABITAT: dry, sandy soil of the Commons. 



THE PLANT: erect, ten inches high or higher, branched 

 above; the branches stiff, erect, smooth. 



THE LEAVES: the lowest, opposite; all lanceolate to linear- 

 lanceolate; pressed against the stem; acute at the apex; 

 sessile; entire. 



THE FLOWERS: in a panicle, wide open; five petals. 

 THE FRUIT: a capsule. 



This flax has a rather low stem, light green and thin 

 very erect, yet not stiff. Toward the top are irregularly 

 clustered, small, pale-yellow flowers. An inconspicuous 

 plant, to be sure, but one extremely interesting from the 

 botanical point of view, for it does not conform to type. 



Three other members of the Flax Family have been 

 reported. 



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