Participant Info

Species

Linum lewisii [Adenolinum lewisii] [Linum perenne var. lewisii]

Family

Linaceae

CommonName

blue flax

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1899

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

basin, foothill, montane, subalpine, tundra, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Cochetopa, La Veta

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Hinsdale Co, North Clear Creek Falls 22 June 2017

Comments

Blue flax has been often recorded from both sides of the Watershed, from basin all the way up to alpine. Its usual habitat is montane grassland. It is frequently seen along road-side embankments. Linum lewisii is present in nearly every county W of the Great Plains (but not the Cascades of Washington and Oregon), with scattered locations in the Great Plains and a relict population in eastern West Virginia. It is present in the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to Val Verde Co, Texas.

Annotation

Yes