LINUM PUBESCENS

Family and Genus:- See- LINACEAE/Sect. DASYLINUM

Common Names:- None

Homotypic Synonyms:- None.

Meaning:- Linum (L) Ancient name for flax.

Pubescens (L) Maturing, becoming downy-hairy.

General description:- Pubescent annual.

Stems:-

1) 7-20 cm tall, single-stemmed or often branched from base, softly patent-pilose

throughout.

Leaves:-

1) Up to 20 x 5 mm, lanceolate, to narrowly elliptic.

Flower:-

1) Inflorescence, rather dense, few-flowered with ascending branches.

2) Sepals, 8-10 mm, narrowly lanceolate, strongly veined below, sometimes the

sometimes with glandular-ciliate margins.

3) Petals, 6-20 mm, dull pink with purple veins.

4) Anthers, blue.

Fruit:-

1) Capsule, 3·5-4·5 mm, subglobose.

Key features:-

1) Petals, 6-20 mm, dull pink with purple veins.

2) Anthers, blue.

3) Whole plant, patent-pilose with hairs more than 1 mm.

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Habitat:- Sandy flats, dry open shrubby vegetation , olive groves, open woodland.

0-900 m.

Distribution:- Peloponnisos and W. Greece, scattered in the interior, extending

into Albania. Limited distribution on Crete mainly confined to the far north west.

Flowering time:- Mid-Apr to early June.

Photo by:- Dr. Armin Jagel