Linum catharticum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Linaceae
Subfamilia: Linoideae
Genus: Linum
Species: Linum catharticum
Varietates: L. c. var. catharticum – L. c. var. subalpinum

Name

Linum catharticum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cathartolinum catharticum (L.) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 74 (1907).
- Nezera cathartica (L.) Nieuwl., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307 (1837).
- Linum diversifolium Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 143 (1782), nom. illeg.
- Cathartolinum pratense Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 307 (1837), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Tadzhikistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Turkey.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina South (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 281. Reference page.

Additional references

Davis, P.H. 1967. Linum. Pp. 425–450 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 2 (Portulacaceae to Celastraceae). 581 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.
Ockendon, D.J. & Walters, S.M. 1968. Linum. Pp. 206–211 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. xxvii + 455 pp, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.
Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum catharticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Linum catharticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum catharticum. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum catharticum. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Linum catharticum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Linum catharticum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: İşlədici kətan
čeština: len počistivý, len luční, lneček luční
Cymraeg: Llin y tylwyth teg
dansk: Vild Hør
Deutsch: Purgier-Lein
English: fairy flax, purging flax
español: lino purgante, canchelagua, canchilagua, cantilagua, lino, lino catártico
eesti: Aaslina
فارسی: کتان پری
suomi: Ahopellava
français: Lin purgatif
hornjoserbsce: Hórki len
Nederlands: Geelhartje
polski: Len przeczyszczający
português: linho-purgante
русский: Лён слабительный, Лен слабительный
slovenčina: ľan prečisťujúci
svenska: Vildlin
українська: Льон проносний

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