Linum austriacum L.

Asian flax (en), Lin d'Autriche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Linaceae > Linum

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 2 m tall. The flower stalks are bent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity weak toxic (seed)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Linum austriacum habit picture by Jan S. (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum habit picture by en pampis (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum habit picture by Pavel Svancara (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Linum austriacum leaf picture by pierre caffy (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum leaf picture by michel cosme (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum leaf picture by werner rom (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Linum austriacum flower picture by Ewald Moser (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum flower picture by Hartmut Hommens (cc-by-sa)
Linum austriacum flower picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Linum austriacum world distribution map, present in Canada and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544354-1
WFO ID wfo-0000363520
COL ID 3V4MY
BDTFX ID 39389
INPN ID 106280
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Linum marginatum Linum barbulatum Linum tommasinii Linum limanense Adenolinum austriacum Adenolinum barbatulum Adenolinum barbulatum Linum saxicola Adenolinum marginatum Linum loreyi Linum provinciale Linum perenne subsp. austriacum Linum austriacum

Lower taxons

Linum austriacum subsp. marschallianum Linum austriacum subsp. collinum Linum austriacum subsp. euxinum Linum austriacum subsp. glaucescens Linum austriacum subsp. mauritanicum