Linum usitatissimum, L.
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Linum usitatissimum |
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24. L. usitatissimum L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 277 (1753) View Cited Treatment
(incl. L. crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort. , L. humile Miller ).
Like 23 but more robust; always annual; stem usually single; leaves 1 *5-3 mm wide, 3- veined; sepals 6-9 mm; capsule 6-9 mm; beak c. 1 mm. Not known wild. Of uncertain origin, perhaps derivedfrom 23. Formerly cultivated throughout most of Europe for the fibre (flax') and oil from the seed (linseed); now much less commonly grown, especially in the west, but still recorded as a casual throughout Europe.
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Linum usitatissimum
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |