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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Linum humile is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
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.
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Synonyms
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Oil
Edible Uses: Oil
The seed yields 42 - 45% of an edible oil[61, 74].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Fibre Oil
A fibre is obtained from the stem[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]. Considered by most botanists to be no more than a cultivar of L. usitatissimum, it is cultivated for its fibre and seed.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ.
Other Names
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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 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 | |
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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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