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Linum maritimum (Linum maritimum)

Description

Linum maritimum is a species of flower plant belonging to the Linaceae family . The scientific authority of the species is L. , having been published in Species Plantarum 1: 280, 1753. Linum (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. They are native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to produce linseed oil.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Linaceae

              • Genus: Linum