[Wildflowers with 5 Petals East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Flax Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Linaceae

An unusually blue example of western blue flax from the Wallowa Mts of northeast Oregon.

Members of the Flax Family Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington:

Small-flowered White Flax, Little White Flax: Hesperolinon micranthum (Synonym: Linum micranthum) -

Prairie Flax, Western Blue Flax, Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii (Synonym: Linum perenne var. lewisii) - Native. Flowers largely the same, with the styles typically equal to or slightly longer than the stamens.

Blue Garden Flax, Perennial Flax: Linum perenne (Synonym: Linum perenne var. perenne) - Eurasian ornamental flower or garden escape. Flowers of two types, including those with styles longer than stamens, and others with stamens longer than styles

Digynum Flax, Northwestern Yellow-flax: Sclerolinon digynum (Synonym: Linum digynum) - A rare species in Spokane County.

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