Hesperolinon disjunctum

Coast range dwarf flax

Family: Linaceae · Type: annual · Native

Coast range dwarf flax is a California native annual found in northern coastal ranges, eastern San Francisco Bay Area, and southern coastal ranges in openings within chaparral and serpentine habitats at elevations of 100 to 1,000 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces white flowers with pink veins and rose-colored anthers approximately 3 to 6 millimeters long. Growing as a compact plant 3 to 30 centimeters tall with stout stems, it displays delicate linear alternate leaves with minute stipule glands. Its leaves are distinctive, growing in slender alternate arrangement with small glandular features. The plant's flower structure is particularly notable, with white petals marked by pink veins and rose-tinted anthers creating a subtle, elegant appearance.

Habitat: Openings in chaparral, serpentine, vertic clay

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 100-1000 m

Bioregions: NCoRI, e SnFrB, SCoRI.

California counties: Lake, Tehama, Colusa, Napa, Stanislaus, Glenn, San Benito, Butte, Fresno, Solano, Monterey, Alameda, San Mateo, Yolo, Santa Clara

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.