Hesperolinon micranthum

Taxobox
name = "Hesperolinon micranthum"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Linaceae
genus = "Hesperolinon"
species = "H. micranthum"
binomial = "Hesperolinon micranthum"
binomial_authority = (Gray) Small

"Hesperolinon micranthum" is a species of flowering plant in the flax family known by the common name smallflower dwarf flax. It is native to the west coast of North America from Oregon to Baja California. It may occur in Nevada. It grows in a number of open habitats, often on serpentine soils. This is a spindly annual herb producing a very thin stem 5 to 20 centimeters in height. Its small, sparse leaves are linear in shape. The tiny flowers have five white or pink-veined white petals each less than four millimeters long and protruding stamens with white or purple anthers.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4965,4966,4976 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEMI9 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hesperolinon+micranthum Photo gallery]