Hesperolinon congestum
About
Hesperolinon congestum, or Marin dwarf flax, is an annual herb, which is known to occur only in San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin County, California, United States. This plant occurs chiefly on serpentine soils, especially in dry native bunch grasses, chaparral or other grasslands at elevations less than 200 meters. The flowers are congested at the tips of the dichotomously branching stems. H. congestum is in flower between April and July. The outlook for this plant depends on survival of only about twenty small colonies, most of which are not actively managed for protection, even though the species is federally and state-listed as threatened. This species is also less commonly known as Marin western flax.
- Family
- Linaceae
How to use it
Marin dwarf flax is primarily of ecological importance, as it contributes to the biodiversity of its native grassland habitats. Protecting this threatened species can help maintain the delicate balance of the ecosystems where it thrives.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Hesperolinon congestum
- Slug
- hesperolinon-congestum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Linaceae
- Genus
- Hesperolinon
- Species
- congestum
- Wikidata QID
- Q5745994
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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