Linaceae
Linum

Linum strictum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 279 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to W. Himalaya and NE. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae. Candollea 47: 397-481.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Rechinger, K.H. (1974). Flora Iranica 106: 1-19. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Svetlova, A. (2009). The taxonomic review of the genus Linum L. (Linaceae) of the flora of Russia and adjacent states. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 41: 99-165.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae. Candollea 47: 397-481.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Svetlova, A. (2009). The taxonomic review of the genus Linum L. (Linaceae) of the flora of Russia and adjacent states. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 41: 99-165.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bent, J.T. [s.n.] Sudan K004202641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202640 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5070] Ethiopia K004202660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202653 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5828] Ethiopia K004202647 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202655 Yes
[Gendru] [966] Ethiopia K004202652 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2439] Sudan K004202630 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202648 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [1524] Ethiopia K004202667 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7540] Ethiopia K004202664 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Atem, A.; Ermias Getachew [15256] Ethiopia K004202644 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5056] Ethiopia K004202661 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6277] Ethiopia K004202666 Yes
Pappi, A. [4541] Eritrea K004202656 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2606] Sudan K004202634 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1720] Sudan K004202633 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1485] Eritrea K004202638 Yes
Pérez Prieto, D.; Nualart, N. [2445] Spain K001581559 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [34] Sudan K004202635 Yes
s.coll. [609] Yemen K004202643 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [202] Lebanon K000283456 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1540] Ethiopia K004202658 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5528] Ethiopia K004202665 Yes
Blatter, E.; Fernandez, J. [941] Pakistan K000741754 Type Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8236] Ethiopia K004202663 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2607] Sudan K004202627 Yes
Pappi, A. [918] Eritrea K004202642 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1446] Sudan K004202637 Yes
Quartin Dillon; Petit [247] Ethiopia K004202651 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004202610 Yes
s.coll. [1107] Ethiopia K004202650 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [3360] Sudan K004202628 Yes
Albers, C.C. [61139] Ethiopia K004202654 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2403] Sudan K004202631 Yes
MacIntosh, D. (Mrs.) [51] Sudan K004202629 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1215] Sudan K004202632 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5253] Ethiopia K004202659 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1228] Sudan K004202636 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1852] Ethiopia K004202657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202649 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202639 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [1634] Ethiopia K004202645 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [5595] Ethiopia K004202646 Yes
[Dr. Thugh Scott] [s.n.] Ethiopia K004202662 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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