Linum grandiflorum

Linum grandiflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Genus:	Linum
Species:	L. grandiflorum
Binomial name
	Linum grandiflorum; Desf.
Synonyms
	Adenolinum grandiflorum (Desf.) W.A.Weber;

Linum grandiflorum is a species of flax known by several common names, including flowering flax,^[2] red flax, scarlet flax, and crimson flax. It is native to Algeria and Tunisia, but it is known elsewhere in Northern Africa, Southern Europe and in several locations in North America as an introduced species.^[3]^[4]^[5] It is an annual herb producing an erect, branching stem lined with waxy, lance-shaped leaves 1 to 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears flowers on pedicels several centimeters long. The flower has 5 red petals each up to 3 centimeters long and stamens tipped with anthers bearing light blue pollen. It can on occasion be found as a casual well outside its normal established range; records from the British Isles, for example, are reasonably frequent (as per the latest BSBI atlas) but, grown as an annual, it rarely persists for more than one season.

Cultivation

A popular garden plant, L. grandiflorum has been cultivated in a number of colours such as salmon. Some varieties are known as L. grandiflorum rubrum, L. grandiflorum var. rubrum or L. grandiflorum 'Rubrum'. Other varieties include Bright Eyes.

References

^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^ NRCS. "Linum grandiflorum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "Linum grandiflorum Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Linum grandiflorum". worldplants.de. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "Linum grandiflorum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[2] NRCS. "Linum grandiflorum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[3] "Linum grandiflorum Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[4] "Linum grandiflorum". worldplants.de. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[5] "Linum grandiflorum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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