Linum catharticum

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Linum catharticum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:
L. catharticum
Binomial name
Linum catharticum
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Cathartolinum catharticum(L.) Small
  • Cathartolinum pratenseRchb. nom. illeg.
  • Nezera cathartica(L.) Nieuwl.

Linum catharticum, also known as purging flax, [2] or fairy flax, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Great Britain, [3] Iceland, [4] central Europe and Western Asia. It is an annual plant and blooms in July and August.

It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus flax rust (Melampsora lini). [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lardon Chase" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Native flora recorded from postal district CO4 (Colchester area north)". The Postcode Plant Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
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