§1 Plant
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton
vernacular stiff yellow flax — species · Linaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Linaceae DC. ex Perleb
- Genus
- Linum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 537 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 537 counties across 25 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Searcy 05129
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Collier 12021
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Gulf 12045
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Holmes 12059
- Jackson 12063
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Okeechobee 12093
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- St. Johns 12109
- St. Lucie 12111
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Union 12125
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Cass 17017
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Lake 17097
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Switzerland 18155
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Warren 21227
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 11 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Camden 37029
- Carteret 37031
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Allendale 45005
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- McCormick 45065
- Pickens 45077
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Wayne 47181
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LIME2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2873936 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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