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Linum strictum L.

Lin droit (fr), Lin raide (fr), Lin à tige raide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Linaceae > Linum

Characteristics

Puberulous annual; stems erect, unbranched or little branched at base, to 30 cm. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptic, 5–25 mm long, acute, serrulate, puberulous. Inflorescence of small clusters or a false spike; pedicels thick, c. 1 mm long or flowers sessile. Sepals lanceolate, 4–6 mm long, acuminate. Petals narrowly obovate, 7–12 mm long, glandular ciliolate, yellow. Anthers yellow. Styles free from base. Capsule 2–2.5 mm diam. Seeds c. 2 mm long, brown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.09
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry hills, sandy and rocky places, vineyards.
More
Grows in disturbed sites.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Linum strictum habit picture by Christian Baladou (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum habit picture by candy Bellon (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum habit picture by huy HO (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Linum strictum leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum leaf picture by josiane Morineau (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum leaf picture by Miguel A. C. (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Linum strictum flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum flower picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Linum strictum flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Linum strictum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Montenegro, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544722-1
WFO ID wfo-0000363353
COL ID 3V4YX
BDTFX ID 39470
INPN ID 106342
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Linum scabridum Linopsis corymbosa Linum spicatum Linum paniculatum Linum alternum Linum alterniflorum Cathartolinum corymbulosum Cathartolinum alternum Cathartolinum spicatum Cathartolinum strictum Chrysolinum strictum Linum inaequale Linum sessiliflorum Linum strictum var. spicatum Linum strictum var. paniculatum Linum strictum var. racemosum Linum strictum
WorldFloraDB 2024