Calflora Taxon Report
Hesperolinon congestum (A. Gray) Small
Marin dwarf flax, Marin western flax
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.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Linum californicum var. congestumPLANTS
Linum congestumPLANTS
Linum congestumPOWO
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Accepted by: JEPS + CNPS + PLANTS
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

6 - strict endemic
Chaparral, Valley Grassland

[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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