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Linum L.

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Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 277. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

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Acceptance : Accepted

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General/Distribution: A genus of about 230 temperate and sub-tropical species, abundant in the Mediterranean region.

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Erect herbs, rarely shrubby below. Leaves alternate, linear to lanceolate, sessile. Flowers ebracteate, 5-merous, in cymes or racemes. Sepals entire. Petals linear to lanceolate or obovate. Glands 5, adnate to the staminal tube, opposite the petals. Stamens 5, connate at the base; staminodes present or absent. Carpels 5; ovary 10-locular due to secondary septa; styles 5, free or connate at the base; stigma linear to capitate. Fruit a septicidal capsule.

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1	Plants annual. Flowers blue, yellow or red.	(2)
+	Plants perennial. Flowers blue.	Linum perenne

2 (1)	Flowers yellow or red. Petals obovate	(3)
+	Flowers blue. Petals linear to lanceolate.	Linum usitatissimum

3 (2)	Flowers yellow. Sepals glandular. Petals as long as the sepals	Linum corymbulosum
+	Flowers red. Sepals eglandular. Petals much longer than the sepals	Linum grandiflorum