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not marked as a favorite taxon *Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. Common name: Common Flax, Cultivated Flax, Linaza. Phenology: Apr-Sep. Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed places, not long persisting after agricultural use. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Section: Linum.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Other Comments: This is the flax of commerce, used for its fiber for at least the last 25,000 years (the source of flax/linen), seeds, and the oil expressed from its seeds (linseed oil).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, Fl2, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, WV, Rogers (1984); > Linum usitatissimum var. usitatissimum — POWO. Basionym: Linum usitatissimum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Linum usitatissimum - FNA12

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native range: southwestern Asia