Participant Info

Species

Linum australe [Linum aristatum var. australe] [Carthartolinum australe] [Mesynium aristatum]

Family

Linaceae

CommonName

yellow flax

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1932

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

foothill, montane

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: On Carnero Pass road 7 miles W of Penitente Canyon turnoff 3 July 2019; Deep Creek trail SE of Creed 11 Aug 2020; near Hick's canyon Conejos Co 23 June 2021 below Terrace Reservoir in meadow

Comments

In the Watershed, Linum australe is found on dry grassy slopes, but so far only from the west side of the Watershed: from Carnero Creek (Saguache Co) down to Terrace Reservoir and Fox Creek (Conejos Co). In good years the flower is abundant locally. Other years it is rarely encountered. The USA distribution is centered in Arizona and New Mexico, with scattered locations in the Rocky Mountains up to the Canadian border. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the Big Bend country of Texas.

Annotation

Yes