[Wildflowers East of the Cascade Mts. ID Key- 5 Petals]
The Flax Family East of the Cascade Mts.

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 Mts.:

1. Small-flowered White Flax, Little White Flax: Hesperolinon micranthum -

2. Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - Native. Flowers largely the same, with the styles typically equal to or slightly longer than the stamens.

3. Western Blue Flax: Linum 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.

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