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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Genus: | Linum |
| Species: | L. tenuifolium
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References
edit- ^ 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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