Flax

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Flax Family

The Linaceae family, commonly known as the Flax family, is a small family covering only a few species. Members of the flax family in North America are:

Blue Flax
Western Blue Flax
Large Flower Yellow Flax
Chihuahua Flax

Information on this family from mountains around the world is invited.

Flax is often found mixed with other species. These flowers would be considered toxic to humans.

See this online field guide for more information

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Images

Wild Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)

Wild Blue Flax (Linum perenne)

Flax blossom

Blue Flax

Western Blue Flax

Large-flower Yellow Flax

Blue Chorus

Western blue flax

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