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Pale Flax

Linum bienne

Description:

Linum bienne (Pale Flax) is a flowering plant in the genus Linum, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe, north to England and Ireland. The Pale Flax grows as a biennial or perennial plant in dry, sunny calcareous or neutral grasslands from sea level up to 1000 metres. It has long, narrow stems to 60 cm tall and slender leaves 1.5-2.5 cm long. The flowers have five petals about 1 cm long and nearly round; they are pale blue but streaked with darker colour. It flowers in late spring and, at least in more temperate regions, through the summer. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by bees and wasps.(Wikipedia)

1 Species ID Suggestions

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 11 years ago
Pale flax
Linum bienne Linum bienne


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2 Comments

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 11 years ago

Thanks Dangermouse for the ID!

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 11 years ago

Great spotting! (Mine for comparison - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/104... - which is how I knew what it was! :D )

Noe and Pili
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Noe and Pili

Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

Spotted on Mar 31, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012

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