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Linum striatum
Ridged Yellow Flax
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Linum striatum Walter
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Ridged Yellow Flax
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malpighiales, Family Linaceae, Genus Linum, Species Linum striatum


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Perennial Herb
Park Rank - Park scarce
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Wetland
Bloom Time - June
Bloom Time - July
Bloom Time - August
Bloom Time - September


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		12 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Congaree National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shenandoah National Park


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 1:48:39 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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