Linum arboreum

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Linum arboreum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
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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[edit]

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 279 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Linum arboreum L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Linum arboreum evergreen flax". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 October 2020.