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Yellow and Orange Wildflower Gallery

Poppy-like

Linaceae - Flax family

very likely   Berlandier's Yellow Flax Linum berlandieri

Golden-yellow with striped orange and yellow central dot.  Flower 1/2"-1" wide.  Plant grows 6-8" tall.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2002 & April-July 2004

(Native of Texas)

see similar    Blue Flax,   Rock Flax

Variation

Linaceae - Flax family

a solid yellow variation of  

very likely  Berlandier's Yellow Flax Linum berlandieri

Golden-yellow flower about 3/4" wide.  Plant about 4" tall.

I have only seen this one plant.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2004

(Native of Texas)

Linaceae - Flax family

? Common Name **zy 6** Linum sp.

Golden-yellow with solid orange and yellow central dot.  Flower 3/8"-1/2" wide.  Leaves on stem grow tightly along stem, so it looks like a rope.  Multi branching bushy plant grows 6-8" tall.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, August 2005

(Native of Texas)

Hunting Similar Species

Winged Flax Linum alatum

Copper petals with darker center.  Branches from base.  Thicker leaves.

(Native of Texas)

Texas Flax Linum hudsoniodes

Petals are yellow with red centers.

(Native of Texas)

Tufted Flax (Toothed Flax) Linum imbricatum (Linum multicaule)

Flowers have orange/brown center.  Heath-like plant has numerous stems with short closely appressed leaves.

(Native of Texas, Taylor, Stephens)

Orange Flax (Yellow Flax, Stiff-Stem Flax) Linum rigidum

Flowers are golden-yellow with orange center; variation can be solid red.

(Native of Texas)

Grooved Yellow Flax (Grooved Flax) Linum sulcatum

Golden-yellow with orange center.

(Native of Texas)

Papaveraceae - Poppy family

Mexican Prickly Poppy (Yellow Prickly Poppy) Argemone mexicana

Flowers are 2"-2 1/2" wide.  Depending on the variety, the color can range from pale yellow to orange.  This one is very pale yellow.  Blue/green leaves have white towards central veins and are up to 9" long.  Plant grows to 2-3 feet tall.

Photos taken by Jan Carrington in the Davis Mountains of Jeff Davis County, Texas,  April 2005

(Native of Texas)

see similar   White Prickly Poppy

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