Linum usitatissimum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 4912

Linum usitatissimum L.

Common flax

Linum usitatissimum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	LINACEAE
Genus:	Linum

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Linum humile
PLANTS:	Linum usitatissimum var. humile

More information about Linum usitatissimum


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIUS)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 24, 2019).