[The Flax Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax

Linum bienne

Synonym: Linum angustifolium

Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium) - Flower of Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium)

A close-up of the flower of pale flax as seen at left at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the east of Salem, OR........June 2006. The image at right shows the flower of pale flax observed along the jetty service road on Bayocean Peninsula, Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast.....June 20, 2024.

Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium)

Sepals and underside of the petals of Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium) - Flower of Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium)

Close-ups of pale flax as seen on Bayocean Spit, northern Oregon coast..........June 13, 2010.

Pale Flax, Narrow-leaved Flax: Linum bienne (Synonym: Linum angustifolium)

Pale flax as seen on weedy grass slopes at Beatty Creek RNA, several miles southwest of Riddle, OR..........June 10, 2017.

Paul Slichter