Linum suffruticosum, the white flax or Pyrenean flax, is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Spain.[1][2] It is a polyploid species complex with significant morphological variation.[3]

Linum suffruticosum
Flowers
Habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum
Species:
L. suffruticosum
Binomial name
Linum suffruticosum
Synonyms[1]
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    • Cathartolinum suffruticosum (L.) Rchb.
    • Leucolinum suffruticosum (L.) Fourr.
    • Linum biforme f. suffruticosum (L.) Clavaud
    • Linum castroviejoi Mart.Labarga, Pedrol & Muñoz Garm.
    • Linum differens Pau
    • Linum fruticosum Mill.
    • Linum salsoloides var. crispum Pers.
    • Linum suffruticosum var. angustifolium Lange
    • Linum suffruticosum var. fruticosum Mill. ex Steud.
    • Linum suffruticosum var. fruticosum Vayr.
    • Linum tenuifolium Asso
    • Linum tenuifolium var. differens (Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo
    • Linum tenuifolium subsp. suffruticosum (L.) Litard.
    • Linum tenuifolium var. suffruticosum (L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Subtaxa

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The following subspecies, all native to Spain, are accepted:[1]

  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. castroviejoi (Mart.Labarga, Pedrol & Muñoz Garm.) L.Sáez & Aymerich
  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. crespoi Mart.Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. differens (Pau) Rivas Goday & Rivas Mart.
  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. loeflingii Mart.Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. montserratii Mart.Labarga & Muñoz Garm.
  • Linum suffruticosum subsp. suffruticosum

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Linum suffruticosum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Linum suffruticosum (LIUSU)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ Afonso, Ana; Loureiro, João; Arroyo, Juan; Olmedo-Vicente, Erika; Castro, Sílvia (2021). "Cytogenetic diversity in the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum s.l. (Linaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (2): 216–232. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boaa060.