13, see text Hesperolinon is a genus in the family Linaceae, whose common genus names are dwarf-flax or western flax, in reference to their distribution along the west coast of North America.

There are 13 known species within this genus of wildflowers, most of which are limited to serpentine soil habitats within California, United States.

Cymes are characteristically open and pedicels are somewhat thread-like and ascending.

Five petals are widely spreading between one and twelve millimeters in dimension.

These yellow, white or rose colored petals each manifest three minute scales at the inner base.