Linum catharticum

species of plant

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Within Vinony's link graph, Linum catharticum is referenced by 63 other articles, and connects out to Iceland, plant and Carl Linnaeus.

It sits within the topics Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Flora of Europe and Flora of Iceland.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

fairy flax

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyLinaceae

Observations5,174

Observations recorded357,625

Common Name: cathartic flax

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 5,106
With media: 3,455
Family: Linaceae
Collections: MSC, QUE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CM, VT
Recorded in: United States, Canada

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Linum
Image: Liunum catharticum1.jpg

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taxon common name: predivec
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22328
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Linum catharticum
Commons category: Linum catharticum
Commons gallery: Linum catharticum
has fruit type: capsule
short name: L. catharticum

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Encyclopedic overview

Linum catharticum, also known as purging flax, or fairy flax, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Great Britain, Iceland, central Europe and Western Asia. It is an annual plant and blooms in July and August.

It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus flax rust (Melampsora lini).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Linum catharticum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.