Flaxes
Flax Family - Linaceae
Pale Flax Linum bienneNative through western Europe, Macaronesia and the Mediterranean Region, eastwards to Iran. Usually a short-lived perennial but may occasionally be annual or biennial. Grows to 15-60cm in height with leaves alternate on a cluster of stems arising from a single rootstock. Flowers bright blue, often somewhat paler than those of other species. Stigmas rather elongate without an obvious 'head' at the top, about as long as the anthers. Sepals abruptly drawn to a short, tapered tip and about as long as the ripe seed capsule. Sepals and seed capsules 4-6mm long.
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Downy Flax Linum pubescens
Native from Albania and Greece to Egypt and Iraq.
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