Linum virginianum

Linum virginianum

Taxonavigation edit

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 virginianum

Name edit

Linum virginianum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 279 (1753).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Cathartolinum virginianum (L.) Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307 (1837).
    • Nezera virginiana (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 152 (1913).
  • Heterotypic
    • Linum virginianum var. microcarpum Planch., London J. Bot. 7: 480 (1848).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Ontario
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Iowa, Missouri.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia.
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: slender yellow flax, Virginia flax, woodland flax
français: lin de Virginie
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