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Taxon: Linum perenne L. subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Stoj. & Stef.

Genus: Linum
Family: Linaceae subfamily: Linoideae.
Nomen number: 405591
Place of publication: Fl. Bulg. 2:708. 1925
Name verified on: 19-Jul-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Apr-2004
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • alpine flax   (Source: Zander ed16 [as L. alpinum]) – English
  • Alpen-Lein   (Source: Zander ed16 [as L. alpinum]) – German
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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • EUROPE
    Middle Europe: Austria; Switzerland
    Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy
    Southwestern Europe: France [s.]; Spain [n.e.]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. [= L. alpinum Jacq.].
  • Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist. [= L. alpinum Jacq.].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon].

Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Linum perenne L. subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Stoj. & Stef.:


Check other databases for images:

  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405591 (20 June 2013)

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