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Lewis Flax

(Linum lewisii)

Flowers open early in the morning. Petals fall off a few hours later in the afternoon (or early the next day).

Native, perennial, semievergreen forb. Fruit is a ten-seeded spherical capsule, splitting from the top downward.

Pollinators

Resources
Hitchcock & Cronquist p. 250
iNaturalist
Montanta Fish, Wildlife & Parks
FEIS
Palouse Prairie Foundation