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Sandplain Flax (Linum intercursum)

Description

Linum intercursum, common names sandplain flax and sandplain wild flax, is a perennial plant native to the United States. It is listed as endangered in Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, as threatened in Maryland and New York, and as a species of special concern in and Massachusetts. It is a species of special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Linaceae

              • Genus: Linum