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|accepted_name=Linum aristatum
|accepted_authority=Engelmann in F. A. Wislizenus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Mem. Tour N. Mexico,
|place=101. 1848
|year=1848
}}
|common_names=Bristle or broom flax
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Linaceae;Linum;Linum sect. Linopsis;Linum aristatum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Linaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Linum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Linum sect. Linopsis]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Linum aristatum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 379, 391
|treatment_page=page 389
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual, 10–45 cm, glabrous. <b>Stems</b> stiffly spreading-ascending, slender, broomlike, branched throughout. <b>Leaves</b> alternate or proximalmost opposite, proximal leaves spreading, distal leaves appressed-ascending; stipular glands usually present; blade linear, 5–20 × 0.3–1.1 mm, margins entire, not ciliate, apex acute. <b>Inflorescences</b> diffuse panicles, branches relatively long, stiffly spreading-ascending. <b>Pedicels</b> 6–30 mm, slender. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals deciduous, outer linear-lanceolate, 5.5–9 mm, apex attenuate, inner somewhat broader, shorter, margins narrowly scarious, glandular-toothed, apex awn-tipped; petals faintly maroon at base, otherwise yellow to yellow-orange throughout, obovate, 8–12 mm; stamens 5–7 mm; anthers 0.7–1.1 mm; staminodia absent; styles connate nearly to apex, 4.5–7 mm; stigmas capitate. <b>Capsules</b> narrowly ellipsoid, 3.5–4.5 × 2.5–3 mm, thin-walled, apex obtuse, dehiscing into 5, 2-seeded segments, segments persistent on plant, false septa complete, proximal part membranaceous, not terminating in loose fringe, distal part cartilaginous, margins not, or only sparsely, ciliate. <b>Seeds</b> 2.5–3 × 0.8–1 mm. <b>2n</b> = 30.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Sep(–Oct).
|habitat=Open places, dry, sandy soils, sagebrush or pinyon-juniper zones.
|elevation=(300–)1100–3100 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Colo.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico (Chihuahua).
|discussion=<p>The corollas of <i>Linum aristatum</i> are broadly funnelform and almost entirely rich yellow to yellow orange with a faint blush of maroon toward the base. The stamens and styles are yellow; the stigmas are greenish yellow. <i>Linum aristatum</i> is highly branched, giving it a bushy look. It can be recognized by narrowly ellipsoidcapsules and long-attenuate sepals.</p>
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name=Linum aristatum
|author=
|authority=Engelmann in F. A. Wislizenus
|rank=species
|parent rank=section
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Linaceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Sep(–Oct).
|habitat=Open places, dry, sandy soils, sagebrush or pinyon-juniper zones.
|elevation=(300–)1100–3100 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Colo.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico (Chihuahua).
|reference=None
|publication title=Mem. Tour N. Mexico,
|publication year=1848
|special status=
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|genus=Linum
|section=Linum sect. Linopsis
|species=Linum aristatum
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