Linum tenuifolium

Linum tenuifolium
	Close-up of flower
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Genus:	Linum
Species:	L. tenuifolium
Binomial name
	Linum tenuifolium; L.
Synonyms
	Cathartolinum tenuifolium (L.) Rchb.; Leucolinum tenuifolium (L.) Fourr.; Linum biforme Bonnier & Layens; Linum biforme f. tenuifolium (L.) Clavaud; Linum biforme subsp. tenuifolium (L.) Bonnier & Layens; Linum cilicicum Fenzl;

Linum tenuifolium, the narrow-leaved flax, is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae.^[2] It is native to central and southern Europe, the Black Sea and Caucasus area, and the northern Middle East as far as northwestern Iran.^[1] A perennial, it is generally found in rocky, alkaline, dry situations, and is thought to have spread out from relict European rocky steppes.^[3]

Habit
Stem
Side view
Extreme close-up of flower
Flowers
Seedheads and seeds

References

^ ^a ^b "Linum tenuifolium L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Linum tenuifolium (LIUTF)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Willner, Wolfgang; Moser, Dietmar; Plenk, Kristina; Aćić, Svetlana; Demina, Olga N.; Höhn, Maria; Kuzemko, Anna; Roleček, Jan; Vassilev, Kiril; Vynokurov, Denys; Kropf, Matthias (2021). "Long-term continuity of steppe grasslands in eastern Central Europe: Evidence from species distribution patterns and chloroplast haplotypes". Journal of Biogeography. 48 (12): 3104–3117. Bibcode:2021JBiog..48.3104W. doi:10.1111/jbi.14269. S2CID 241873688.

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[POWO_544741-1-1] "Linum tenuifolium L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[LIUTF-2] "Linum tenuifolium (LIUTF)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[3] Willner, Wolfgang; Moser, Dietmar; Plenk, Kristina; Aćić, Svetlana; Demina, Olga N.; Höhn, Maria; Kuzemko, Anna; Roleček, Jan; Vassilev, Kiril; Vynokurov, Denys; Kropf, Matthias (2021). "Long-term continuity of steppe grasslands in eastern Central Europe: Evidence from species distribution patterns and chloroplast haplotypes". Journal of Biogeography. 48 (12): 3104–3117. Bibcode:2021JBiog..48.3104W. doi:10.1111/jbi.14269. S2CID 241873688.

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Linum tenuifolium

Close-up of flower

Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Genus:	Linum
Species:	L. tenuifolium
Binomial name
*Linum tenuifolium* L.
Synonyms^[1]
Cathartolinum tenuifolium (L.) Rchb. Leucolinum tenuifolium (L.) Fourr. Linum biforme Bonnier & Layens Linum biforme f. tenuifolium (L.) Clavaud Linum biforme subsp. tenuifolium (L.) Bonnier & Layens Linum cilicicum Fenzl