Linum bienne
Common names
pale flax
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Violet/Purple, White
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Linaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1870
Origin
W. Europe, Mediterranean to Caucasia, Iraq, Iran
Other information
Etymology
linum: Flax
bienne: From Latin ‘biennium’, meaning two year period, biennial
NVS code
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LINBIE