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Linum Linnaeus. Common name: Flax.

Key to Linum

A genus of about 180 species, herbs, of temperate and subtropical areas. The traditional separation of Linum, its component sections, and related genera (Sclerolinum, Hesperolinum, Cliococca) appears to need reworking (McDill et al. 2009; McDill & Simpson 2011; Schneider et al. 2016). Linum could encompass the related genera into an ever more heterogeneous Linum sensu lato, or sections of Linum could be elevated to generic rank (some sections have been previously accorded such rank).

References: Bradley & Weakley (2020) In Weakley et al. (2020); Dressler, Repplinger, & Bayer In Kubitzki (2014); Morin (2006) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Rogers (1963); Rogers (1984). Show full citations.

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image of plant© John Gwaltney | Linum virginianum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Linum striatum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Linum curtissii | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Emily Summerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Emily Summerbell | Linum grandiflorum source | Original Image ⭷

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