[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)

A close-up of the flower of pale flax as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the east of Salem, OR........June 2006.

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 Bay Ocean 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