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Coast Range dwarf-flax

Hesperolinon disjunctum

Also called Coast Range Western Flax

Coast Range dwarf-flax
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0

Coast Range dwarf-flax is a small annual wildflower native to California's Coast Ranges, found on serpentine soils. It is a specialist of harsh, mineral-poor ground, so it rewards lean, very well drained conditions rather than rich garden soil.

Family
Linaceae (Lin family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; it is adapted to winter-wet, summer-dry conditions.
Soil
Lean, gritty, very well drained soil; serpentine or sandy mix.
Temperature
Tolerates mild Mediterranean-type climates; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Hesperolinon disjunctum is a species of flowering plant in the flax family known by the common name Coast Range dwarf flax. It is endemic to California, where it has a disjunct distribution along the North and Central Coast Ranges.

It is a plant of serpentine soils in chaparral habitat.

Other Hesperolinon plants

Glandular dwarf-flax · Brewer's dwarf-flax · California dwarf-flax · Marin dwarf-flax · Drymary dwarf-flax · Smallflower dwarf-flax · Napa dwarf-flax · Paskenta Grade dwarf-flax · Dwarf-flax

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hesperolinon disjunctum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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