Biology:Linum arboreum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Linum

Linum arboreum
Linum arboreum RF.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:
L. arboreum
Binomial name
Linum arboreum
Synonyms[2]

Linum arboreum, called tree flax, evergreen flax and shrubby flax, is a species of Linum native to Greece, including Crete and the Aegean Islands, and Turkey.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]

References

  1. Sp. Pl.: 279 (1753)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Linum arboreum L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544335-1. 
  3. "Linum arboreum evergreen flax". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10307/i-Linum-arboreum-i/Details. Retrieved 9 October 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15356196 entry