Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Malpighiales > Family Linaceae

Linum L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Linum album*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum alpinum*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Linum anisocalyx*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum annotinum*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Linum appressum*	Caball.	taxonomically included in
*Linum arboreum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum aretioides*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum aristidis*	Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Linum aroanium*	Boiss. & Orph.	taxonomically included in
*Linum asperifolium*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Linum austriacum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum ayliniae*	Yılmaz	taxonomically included in
*Linum basarabicum*	(Săvul. & Rayss) Juz.	taxonomically included in
*Linum bienne*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Linum boissieri*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum caespitosum*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum campanulatum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum capitatum*	Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Linum cariense*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum carnosulum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum carratracense*	(Rivas Goday & Rivas Mart.) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum castroviejoi*	Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum catharticum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum chaborasicum*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Linum ciliatum*	Hayek	taxonomically included in
*Linum corymbiferum*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Linum corymbulosum*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Linum decumbens*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Linum densiflorum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum doerfleri*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Linum dolomiticum*	Borbás	taxonomically included in
*Linum elegans*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum empetrifolium*	(Boiss.) P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum ertugrulii*	Tugay, Bağcı & Uysal	taxonomically included in
*Linum euboeum*	Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum extraaxillare*	Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Linum flavum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum flos-carmini*	Ruiz-Martin, Mart. Labarga, Jim. Mejías & Pérez-Barr.	taxonomically included in
*Linum gaditanum*	Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum goulimyi*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Linum grandiflorum*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Linum gyaricum*	Vierh.	taxonomically included in
*Linum hellenicum*	Iatroú	taxonomically included in
*Linum hirsutum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum hirtum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum hologynum*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Linum hypericifolium*	Salisb.	taxonomically included in
*Linum jimenezii*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Linum katiae*	Peruzzi	taxonomically included in
*Linum kaynakiae*	Yılmaz	taxonomically included in
*Linum lambesanum*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Linum leonii*	F. W. Schultz	taxonomically included in
*Linum leucanthum*	Boiss. & Spruner	taxonomically included in
*Linum marianorum*	(Bellot & Rivas Goday) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum maritimum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum meletonis*	Hand.-Mazz.	taxonomically included in
*Linum milletii*	Sennen & Gonzalo	taxonomically included in
*Linum mucronatum*	Bertol.	taxonomically included in
*Linum muelleri*	Moris	taxonomically included in
*Linum munbyanum*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Linum narbonense*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum nervosum*	Waldst. & Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Linum nodiflorum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum numidicum*	Murb.	taxonomically included in
*Linum obtusatum*	(Boiss.) Stapf	taxonomically included in
*Linum ockendonii*	Greuter & Burdet	taxonomically included in
*Linum olympicum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum pallasianum*	Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Linum pamphylicum*	Planch.	taxonomically included in
*Linum perenne*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum persicum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum peyronii*	Post	taxonomically included in
*Linum phitosianum*	Christod. & Iatroú	taxonomically included in
*Linum platyphyllum subsp. guvensenii*	Yıld.	taxonomically included in
*Linum pubescens*	Banks & Sol.	taxonomically included in
*Linum punctatum*	C. Presl	taxonomically included in
*Linum salsoloides*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Linum seljukorum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum setaceum*	Brot.	taxonomically included in
*Linum strictum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum subasperifolium*	Humbert & Maire	taxonomically included in
*Linum subbiflorum*	Juz.	taxonomically included in
*Linum suffruticosum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum tauricum*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Linum tejedense*	(Pau) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.	taxonomically included in
*Linum tenue*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Linum tenuifolium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum thracicum*	Degen	taxonomically included in
*Linum tmoleum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum toxicum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Linum triflorum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum trigynum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum ucranicum*	Czern.	taxonomically included in
*Linum unguiculatum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Linum uninerve*	(Rchb.) Jáv.	taxonomically included in
*Linum usitatissimum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum vanense*	Azn.	taxonomically included in
*Linum villarianum*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Linum virgultorum*	Planch.	taxonomically included in
*Linum viscosum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Linum vuralianum*	Yılmaz & Kaynak	taxonomically included in
*Adenolinum*	Rchb.	synonym
*Cathartolinum*	Rchb.	synonym

Children

Linum album Boiss.
Linum alpinum Jacq.
Linum anisocalyx P. H. Davis
Linum annotinum K. Koch
Linum appressum Caball.
Linum arboreum L.
Linum aretioides Boiss.
Linum aristidis Batt.
Linum aroanium Boiss. & Orph.
Linum asperifolium Boiss. & Reut.
Linum austriacum L.
Linum ayliniae Yılmaz
Linum basarabicum (Săvul. & Rayss) Juz.
Linum bienne Mill.
Linum boissieri Boiss.
Linum caespitosum Sm.
Linum campanulatum L.
Linum capitatum Schult.
Linum cariense Boiss.
Linum carnosulum Boiss.
Linum carratracense (Rivas Goday & Rivas Mart.) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
Linum castroviejoi Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
Linum catharticum L.
Linum chaborasicum Mouterde
Linum ciliatum Hayek
Linum corymbiferum Desf.
Linum corymbulosum Rchb.
Linum decumbens Desf.
Linum densiflorum P. H. Davis
Linum doerfleri Rech. f.
Linum dolomiticum Borbás
Linum elegans Boiss.
Linum empetrifolium (Boiss.) P. H. Davis
Linum ertugrulii Tugay, Bağcı & Uysal
Linum euboeum Bornm.
Linum extraaxillare Kit.
Linum flavum L.
Linum flos-carmini Ruiz-Martin, Mart. Labarga, Jim. Mejías & Pérez-Barr.
Linum gaditanum Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
Linum goulimyi Rech. f.
Linum grandiflorum Desf.
Linum gyaricum Vierh.
Linum hellenicum Iatroú
Linum hirsutum L.
Linum hirtum L.
Linum hologynum Rchb.
Linum hypericifolium Salisb.
Linum jimenezii Pau
Linum katiae Peruzzi
Linum kaynakiae Yılmaz
Linum lambesanum Boiss. & Reut.
Linum leonii F. W. Schultz
Linum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner
Linum marianorum (Bellot & Rivas Goday) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
Linum maritimum L.
Linum meletonis Hand.-Mazz.
Linum milletii Sennen & Gonzalo
Linum mucronatum Bertol.
Linum muelleri Moris
Linum munbyanum Boiss. & Reut.
Linum narbonense L.
Linum nervosum Waldst. & Kit.
Linum nodiflorum L.
Linum numidicum Murb.
Linum obtusatum (Boiss.) Stapf
Linum ockendonii Greuter & Burdet
Linum olympicum Boiss.
Linum pallasianum Schult.
Linum pamphylicum Planch.
Linum perenne L.
Linum persicum Boiss.
Linum peyronii Post
Linum phitosianum Christod. & Iatroú
Linum platyphyllum subsp. guvensenii Yıld.
Linum pubescens Banks & Sol.
Linum punctatum C. Presl
Linum salsoloides Lam.
Linum seljukorum P. H. Davis
Linum setaceum Brot.
Linum strictum L.
Linum subasperifolium Humbert & Maire
Linum subbiflorum Juz.
Linum suffruticosum L.
Linum tauricum Willd.
Linum tejedense (Pau) Mart. Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
Linum tenue Desf.
Linum tenuifolium L.
Linum thracicum Degen
Linum tmoleum Boiss.
Linum toxicum Boiss.
Linum triflorum P. H. Davis
Linum trigynum L.
Linum ucranicum Czern.
Linum unguiculatum P. H. Davis
Linum uninerve (Rchb.) Jáv.
Linum usitatissimum L.
Linum vanense Azn.
Linum villarianum Pau
Linum virgultorum Planch.
Linum viscosum L.
Linum vuralianum Yılmaz & Kaynak

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: (iso)pellavat sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: linsläktet

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 277. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Linum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b8c95a0c-a083-468f-a5dd-526829f942b3

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status EN 2010 This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status VU 2010 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources