Linum lewisii Pursh

  • Filed As

    Linaceae
    Linum lewisii Pursh

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 8882 with Janice Beatley, 22 Apr 1961

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Nye Co. In valley west of Rainier Mesa, 40-mile-canyon drainage, northwest of Mercury.

  • Habitat

    In sagebrush-pinon-juniper community. Sandy soil.

  • Description

    Perennial; leaves glaucous; petals very pale bluish (almost white) with some darker blue veins especially toward the base. Petals never spreading out flat as in L. lewisii, and tending to persist for some time after anthesis instead of being promptly deciduous. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01002159

    Occurrence ID: f9a832eb-183d-4452-965a-40cd77805229

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Nye Co.

  • Locality

    In valley west of Rainier Mesa, 40-mile-canyon drainage, northwest of Mercury

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of NEVADA
Linum sp- aff. L perenne vai\ lewisii
NYE CO, Sandy soil in sagebrush-pinon-juniper
community in valley west of Rainier Mesa, U0-
mile-canyon drainage, northwest of Mercury,
Perennial; leaves glaucous; petals very pale
bluish (almost white) with some darker blue
veins especially toward the base. Petals
never spreading out flat as in L. lewisii, and
tending to persist for some time after anthe-
sis instead of being promptly deciduous.
Arthur Cronquist 8882
Janice Beatley	April 22, 1961
01002159