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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Linum is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to September, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
L. angustifolium.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
References More on Edible Uses
| Composition
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| Figures in grams (g) or miligrams (mg) per 100g of food.
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Seed (Fresh weight)
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- 498 Calories per 100g
- Water : 6.5%
- Protein: 19g; Fat: 35.5g; Carbohydrate: 35.4g; Fibre: 6.8g; Ash: 3.5g;
- Minerals - Calcium: 220mg; Phosphorus: 415mg; Iron: 23mg; Magnesium: 0mg; Sodium: 0mg; Potassium: 0mg; Zinc: 0mg;
- Vitamins - A: 0.03mg; Thiamine (B1): 0.17mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0.16mg; Niacin: 1.4mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;
- Reference: [ 218]
- Notes: The figures given here are the median of a range given in the report. Iron had an especially large range, from 2.7 - 43.8.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
A fibre obtained from the stem is used to make cloth[6, 74].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Prefers a light well-drained moderately fertile humus-rich soil in a sunny sheltered position[200]. L. angustifolium, mentioned above as a synonym of this species, is considered by some botanists to be a distinct species in its own right and the parent of L. usitatissimum, the cultivated flax[74].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ[1].
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Iran (northwest), Iraq (north), Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia EUROPE: United Kingdom (south), Ireland (south), Ukraine (Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Allium pendulinum | | Bulb | 0.3 |
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| | LM | S | M | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Apium graveolens secalinum | Leaf Celery | Biennial | 0.6 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Conioselinum pacificum | Pacific Hemlock-Parsley | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | N | M | 2 | 1 | |
| Conioselinum vaginatum | | Perennial | 0.8 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Gymnanthemum amygdalinum | Bitterleaf | Shrub | 8.0 |
10-12
| M | LMH | N | DM | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Lilium pardalinum | Panther Lily, Leopard lily, Pitkin Marsh lily, Vollmer's lilyShasta lily, Wiggins' lily | Bulb | 2.0 |
5-9
| M | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Linum bienne | Pale Flax | Annual/Perennial | 0.6 |
6-9
| | LM | N | M | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Linum catharticum | Purging Flax, Fairy flax | Annual | 0.3 |
0-0
| | LM | N | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Linum crepitans | | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LM | N | M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linum humile | | Annual | 0.6 |
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| | LM | N | M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Linum hybrids | Perennial Flax | Perennial | 0.8 |
7-11
| F | LMH | N | M | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Linum marginale | Native Flax | Perennial | 0.6 |
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| | LM | N | M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Linum monogynum | | Perennial | 0.6 |
7-10
| | LM | N | M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linum perenne | Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax | Perennial | 0.3 |
5-9
| M | LM | N | DM | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Linum strictum | | Annual | 0.4 |
5-9
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Linum usitatissimum | Flax, Common flax | Annual | 0.7 |
4-8
| | LM | N | M | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Ice Plant, Common iceplant | Perennial | 0.1 |
8-11
| | LMH | N | DM | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum | Lousewort | Perennial | 1.2 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Petroselinum crispum | Parsley | Biennial | 0.6 |
0-0
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Petroselinum crispum tuberosum | Hamburg Parsley | Biennial | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Petroselinum segetum | Corn Caraway | Biennial | 1.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Peucedanum oreoselinum | | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern | Fern | 1.2 |
4-7
| F | LMH | SN | DM | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pteridium aquilinum esculentum | Bracken | Fern | 1.2 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | DM | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Talinum aurantiacum | Orange Flameflower | Perennial | 0.4 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Talinum fruticosum | Tahitian Spinach, Waterleaf, Ceylon Spinach | Perennial | 0.5 |
8-11
| F | LMH | SN | DM | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Thalictrum collinum | Lesser meadow-rue | Perennial | 0.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
Mill.
Botanical References
17200
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