| Accepted name: |
Linum usitatissimum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Linseed
Common Yellow Flax
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| French names: |
Lin utile
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Linales
Family: Linaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HLINUS
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Taken for "violent colds, coughs and diseases of lungs." Decoction poured over body for "fever attacks." Seeds used for "gravel" or burning during urination(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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