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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Linum catharticum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Anthelmintic Diuretic Emetic Homeopathy Purgative
Purging flax was often used in the past as a gentle laxative, and also for the treatment of muscular rheumatism, liver complaints, jaundice and catarrhal problems[4, 244], though it is seldom used in modern herbalism[244]. The whole herb is anthelmintic, diuretic, emetic and purgative[4, 9, 21, 46]. It is harvested in the summer as it comes into flower and can be dried for later use[4]. When used as a purgative it is generally taken with a carminative such as peppermint[4]. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. It is used in the treatment of bronchitis, piles and amenorrhoea[9].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Prefers a light well-drained moderately fertile humus-rich soil in a sunny sheltered position[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran (north), Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Morocco
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 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 |
4-9
| M | LMH | SN | M | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Petroselinum crispum tuberosum | Hamburg Parsley | Biennial | 0.6 |
6-9
| | 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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