Linum 338554 220277122 2008-06-19T02:23:14Z Discospinster 82432 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/66.66.92.133|66.66.92.133]] to last version by 195.6.68.65 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Taxobox | name = ''Linum'' | image = Linum_pubescens.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Linum pubescens'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malpighiales]] | familia = [[Linaceae]] | genus = '''''Linum''''' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = }} '''''Linum''''' ('''flax''') is a [[genus]] of about 200 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Linaceae]], native to temperate regions of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Among many other species, it includes the [[flax|Common Flax]] (''L. usitatissimum''), the [[bast fibre]] of which is used to produce [[linen]]. The flowers are light blue or white (yellow in some species) and there is an average of 6-10 seeds per boll. ''Linum'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Cabbage Moth]], [[Nutmeg (moth)|The Nutmeg]], [[Setaceous Hebrew Character]] and ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora benedictella]]'', which feeds exclusively on ''Linum narbonense''. ;Selected species *''[[Linum austriacum]]'' *''[[Linum bienne]]'' – Pale Flax *''[[Linum catharticum]]'' – Fairy Flax *''[[Linum cratericola]]'' *''[[Linum flavum]]'' – Yellow Flax *''[[Linum leoni]]'' *''[[Linum lewisii]]'' *''[[Linum perenne]]'' – Perennial Flax *''[[Linum pubescens]]'' *''[[Linum suffruticosum]]'' *''[[Linum tenuifolium]]'' *''[[Flax|Linum usitatissimum]]'' – Common Flax ==External links== *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4965,4980 Jepson Manual treatment of the genus] *[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?find_wholeName=&find_family=&find_infrafamily=&find_genus=linum&find_infragenus=&find_isAPNIRecord=on&find_species=&find_infraspecies=&find_isGCIRecord=on&find_authorAbbrev=&find_publicationTitle=&find_isIKRecord=on&find_rankToReturn=all&output_format=normal&find_includePublicationAuthors=on&find_includePublicationAuthors=off&find_includeBasionymAuthors=on&find_includeBasionymAuthors=off&find_sortByFamily=on&find_sortByFamily=off&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html IPNI Query] *[http://www.herbier.ulaval.ca/specimens_types/template.php?pid=0028026 ''Linum lepagei'' type sheet] from Louis-Marie Herbarium ([[Laval University]]). *[http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/index.php The Flax Council of Canada] [[Category:Linum| ]] {{Malpighiales-stub}} [[ar:كتان]] [[bg:Лен (растение)]] [[da:Hør]] [[de:Lein]] [[es:Linum]] [[eo:Lino]] [[fr:Linum]] [[hsb:Len]] [[lt:Linas]] [[hu:Len]] [[nds:Flass]] [[pl:Len]] [[pt:Linum]] [[ro:Linum]] [[ru:Лён]] [[tr:Keten]] [[bat-smg:Lins]] [[uk:Льон]]