Linum lewisii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Linum lewisii Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 210 (1813–1814).

Homotypic
- Linum sibiricum var. lewisii (Pursh) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1163 (1828).
- Linum perenne var. lewisii (Pursh) Eaton & Wright in A.Eaton, Man. Bot. N. States, ed. 8: 302 (1840).
- Linum perenne subsp. lewisii (Pursh) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 43(1): 1122 (1947).
- Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Taxon 31: 348 (1982).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario, Québec (introduced).
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri (introduced), North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - West Virginia (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, Louisiana (introduced).
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest.

Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page.

Morin, N.R. 2016. Linum. Pp. 373–394 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. 603 pp. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-064372-0. efloras FNA Website Reference page.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum lewisii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 4. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Linum lewisii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum lewisii. Published online. Accessed: April 4 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum lewisii. Accessed: 4 April 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Linum lewisii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 4 April 2022.

English: Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax

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