Linum catharticum L.
(Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLinum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
GenusLinum (flaxes)
FamilyLINACEAE (flaxes)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax) :
1: Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower and podImage 2: FlowersImage 3: PlantImage 4: Flowering shootsImage 5: Flowering shoots (2)Image 6: Flower shoots - close-upImage 7: Flower stemsImage 8: Leaves - close-upImage 9: Pods and budImage 10: Seed podImage 11: Stem - close-upImage 12: Stems - close-up
2: Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
16 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Plants - side viewImage 2: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 3: Flower - side view - enlarged
3: Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower and capsules
4: Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: In situ
5: Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
30 Jun 1968 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower

Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Linum catharticum (Fairy Flax, Purging Flax)
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