- Linum
Taxobox
name = "Linum"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Linum pubescens"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Linaceae
genus = "Linum"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision ="Linum" (flax) is a
genus of about 200 species offlowering plant s in the familyLinaceae , native to temperate regions of theNorthern Hemisphere . Among many other species, it includes the Common Flax ("L. usitatissimum"), thebast fibre of which is used to producelinen and the seeds to producelinseed oil .The flowers are light blue or white (yellow in some species) and there is an average of 6-10 seeds per boll.
"Linum" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species includingCabbage Moth , The Nutmeg,Setaceous Hebrew Character and "Coleophora benedictella", which feeds exclusively on "Linum narbonense".;Selected species
*"Linum austriacum "
*"Linum bienne " (syn. "L. angustifolium")– Pale Flax
*"Linum catharticum " – Fairy Flax
*"Linum cratericola "
*"Linum flavum " – Yellow Flax
*"Linum leoni "
*"Linum lewisii "
*"Linum perenne " – Perennial Flax
*"Linum pubescens "
*"Linum suffruticosum "
*"Linum tenuifolium "
*"Linum usitatissimum" – Common FlaxExternal links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4965,4980 Jepson Manual treatment of the genus]
* [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?find_wholeName=&find_family=&find_infrafamily=&find_genus=linum&find_infragenus=&find_isAPNIRecord=on&find_species=&find_infraspecies=&find_isGCIRecord=on&find_authorAbbrev=&find_publicationTitle=&find_isIKRecord=on&find_rankToReturn=all&output_format=normal&find_includePublicationAuthors=on&find_includePublicationAuthors=off&find_includeBasionymAuthors=on&find_includeBasionymAuthors=off&find_sortByFamily=on&find_sortByFamily=off&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html IPNI Query]
* [http://www.herbier.ulaval.ca/specimens_types/template.php?pid=0028026 "Linum lepagei" type sheet] from Louis-Marie Herbarium (Laval University ).
* [http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/index.php The Flax Council of Canada]
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