Family: Linaceae
Linum
Citation:
L., Sp. Pl. 277 (1753).
Derivation: Latin name for the cultivated flax.
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Erect glabrous or almost glabrous herbs; leaves alternate, linear to linear-elliptic or linear-lanceolate.
Flowers blue or yellow, c. 5-20 mm across; style free or united for much of their length.
Capsules 2-5 mm broad.
Distribution:
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About 230 species, widespread except in the tropics. L. usitatissimum L. is the cultivated plant from which flax and linseed are produced.
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Biology:
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Key to Species:
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1. Flowers blue; styles united more than half-way; stigmas decurrent along the inner side of the style-branches; perennial |
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L. marginale 1. |
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1. Flowers yellow; styles free; stigmas capitate; annual |
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2. Inflorescence dense; leaves minutely serrulate |
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L. strictum 2. |
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2. Inflorescence lax; leaves entire |
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L. trigynum 3. |
Author:
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