Linum sulcatum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Linaceae
Family (Traditional)	Linaceae
Genus	Linum
Species:	Linum sulcatum Riddell
Common Name	Grooved Flax
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Apical; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	7
Status	Native; G5T5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Linum sucatum	Linum sucatum Riddell

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bath (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Hardin (KY), Logan (KY), Marion (KY), Todd (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Claiborne (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Knox (TN), Marshall (TN), Meigs (TN), Perry (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1976 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0134812	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134808	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134805	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134803	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134822	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134818	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0079574	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0079575	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0040988	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0040987	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Linum sulcatum
MTSU012926	Rutherford	Tennessee	01 Jul 1994	Terri Hogan 213-94	MTSU Linum sucatum
MTSU012927	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Linum sucatum
TENN-V-0134815	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0108277	Breckinridge	Kentucky	21 Jul 1982	Max Medley	APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0050647	Bledsoe	Tennessee			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0083779	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134813	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134821	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134807	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0082093	Logan	Kentucky	05 Aug 1976	Raymond Athey	APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0073253	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0010397	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Sep 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0082094	Todd	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
31973000015965	Bath	Kentucky			KNK Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134811	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134809	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0050270	Perry	Tennessee			APSC Linum sulcatum
MEM014772	Crittenden	Kentucky	15 Sep 1978	Raymond Athey 4256	MEM Linum sulcatum
31234100528478	Wilson	Tennessee	20 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5145	EKY Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134810	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0071476	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0079576	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
APSC0108276	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
31234100733581	Marion	Kentucky	18 Jun 1981	Rich Hannan 7190	EKY Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134820	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134823	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134817	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134814	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134804	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0108278	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum
HTTU020694	Wilson	Tennessee			HTTU Linum sulcatum
31234100747581	Ballard	Kentucky	16 May 1983	Marc Evans 7609	EKY Linum sulcatum
31973000015966	Clinton	Kentucky			KNK Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134816	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134806	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
TENN-V-0134819	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Linum sulcatum
APSC0079577	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Linum sulcatum

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Linum sulcatum

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