Jul. 13, 2020
slender yellow flax, Linum virginianum
Finished at Chateau Nivale Preserve, I hit the road for Wilderness Preserve. Along the way there was an interesting looking roadside. Checking it out, I saw this dainty little yellow flax. Always enjoy these because I don't see many. I've found that these are hard to ID from images, so when I was done I collected a sprig. Ultimately, this turned out to be L. virginianum. Oops! What was it really that I posted back on July 5? That has now been corrected to stiff yellow, L. medium. Slender yellow has smaller flowers about a quarter inch across. It grows in AL, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI(T), MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV, and ON. Adams Co OH, 7/8/20. Flax family, Linaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?