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Blue Flax

This is a photograph of the Blue Flax wildflower that can be found on most trails around Florissant Fossil Beds.

Blue flax or Lewis’ flax – Linum lewisii. Tall, slender stems support bright blue, 5-petaled flowers. Blooms last just one day! They bloom from May to July in well drained soils. Raw seeds contain cyanide which is destroyed when cooked.

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Code: FLFO

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Teller County, Colorado
Latitude: 38.9126014709473, Longitude: -105.279998779297

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7/16/2010 12:56:31 PM

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10/2500 sec at f / 3.2

6.3 mm

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