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Native Plants of the Chaplin Lake Area

Yellow flax

Linum rigidum


GIF-Yellow flax

Yellow flax flowers are a deep yellow and about 2 cm in diameter. The pedals open to the shape of a flat saucer. Flowering occurs from late June to August. Preferred habitat is the drier upper ranges of the southern prairies.
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