Calflora Taxon Report
Hesperolinon congestum  (A. Gray) Small
Marin dwarf flax, Marin western flax
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2019 David Greenberger
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2021 Charles Russell
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2019 Hunter Breck
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2021 Charles Russell
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2021 Charles Russell
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2018 David Long
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2025 Mike Russler
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2025 Mike Russler
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2019 John Game
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2016 David Greenberger
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2022 Diana Wahl
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2021 R.A. Chasey
Hesperolinon congestum is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
State of California status: Threatened. Federal status: Threatened.
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Genus: Hesperolinon
Family: Linaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Ultramafic affinity: 6 - strict endemic

Communities: Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLinum californicum var. congestum
JEF + PLANTSLinum congestum
POWOLinum congestum
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[Wikipedia] Limited Range, Habitat: 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,[1] 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. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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