 Most of these early sightings were made in Tiburon and San Francisco.In the mid 1900s recording arose in San Mateo County, principally in Redwood City (Edgewood Park) and in San Mateo

The State of California classified Marin Dwarf Flax as a threatened species in the year 1992, and the federal government listed this plant as threatened in 1995.In addition to the state of California and U.S. federal government protected designations, the California Native Plant Society has classified Marin Dwarf Flax