Linum kingii

Linum kingii

Linum kingii

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 kingii

Name

Linum kingii S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 49 (1871).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cathartolinum kingii (S.Watson) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 73 (1907).
  • Mesyniopsis kingii (S.Watson) W.A.Weber, Phytologia 70: 233 (1991).
• Heterotypic
  • Linum kingii var. pinetorum M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 628 (1895).
  • Linum kingii var. sedoides Porter in F.V.Hayden, Prelim. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana: 474 (1872).
    • Cathartolinum sedoides (Porter) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 76 (1907).
    • Linum sedoides (Porter) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 19a: 116 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming. Southwestern U.S.A. Nevada, Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1871. Botany. In: United States Geological Expolration of the Fortieth Parallel [sic!]. Vol. 5. liii + 525 pp. Washington, DC BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. 818 pp. BRIT Press, Fort Worth, Tx. ISBN 978-1-889878-45-4. Reference page. 
• Morin, N.R. 2016. Linum. Pp. 373–394 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. 603 pp. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-064372-0. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum kingii 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 kingii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum kingii. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum kingii. Accessed: 1 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: King's flax

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