Linum tenuifolium

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Linum tenuifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:
L. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Linum tenuifolium
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Synonyms [1]
  • Cathartolinum tenuifolium(L.) Rchb.
  • Leucolinum tenuifolium(L.) Fourr.
  • Linum biformeBonnier & Layens
  • Linum biforme f. tenuifolium(L.) Clavaud
  • Linum biforme subsp. tenuifolium(L.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Linum cilicicumFenzl

Linum tenuifolium, the narrow-leaved flax, is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae. [2] It is native to central and southern Europe, the Black Sea and Caucasus area, and the northern Middle East as far as northwestern Iran. [1] A perennial, it is generally found in rocky, alkaline, dry situations, and is thought to have spread out from relict European rocky steppes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Linum tenuifolium L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. "Linum tenuifolium (LIUTF)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. Willner, Wolfgang; Moser, Dietmar; Plenk, Kristina; Aćić, Svetlana; Demina, Olga N.; Höhn, Maria; Kuzemko, Anna; Roleček, Jan; Vassilev, Kiril; Vynokurov, Denys; Kropf, Matthias (2021). "Long-term continuity of steppe grasslands in eastern Central Europe: Evidence from species distribution patterns and chloroplast haplotypes". Journal of Biogeography. 48 (12): 3104–3117. Bibcode:2021JBiog..48.3104W. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14269 . S2CID   241873688.