| Accepted name: |
Linum lewisii Pursh ssp. lepagei (Boivin) Mosquin |
| Synonym(s): |
-Linum perenne L. var. lewisii Eat. & Wright
-Linum perenne L. ssp. lepagei (B. Boivin) Lepage
-Linum lepagei B. Boivin
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| English names: |
Lepage's Flax
Lepage's Flax
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| French names: |
Lin de Lewis
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Linales
Family: Linaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HLINLEL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| 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: |
Decoction of leaves taken for heartburn(*19). Infusion or decoction of plant parts used as an eyewash. Poultice of leaves alone or stems and leaves applied to swellings.Poultice of leaves applied for goiter(*68). Decoction of whole plant with the roots used to wash the hair and scalp if hair loss occurred(*18)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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