Linum rigidum

Linum rigidum

Linum rigidum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Linaceae
Subfamilia: Linoideae
Genus: Linum
Species: Linum rigidum
Varietates: L. r. var. rigidum – L. r. var. simulans

Name

Linum rigidum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 210 (1813).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cathartolinum rigidum (Pursh) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 82 (1907).
  • Nezera rigida (Pursh) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 152 (1913).
  • Mesynium rigidum (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Taxon 31: 348 (1982).

Homonyms

• Linum rigidum Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 204 (1838). = Linum striatum Walter
• Linum rigidum Sarato ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 5: 293 (1873). = Linum strictum L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Montana, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Allred, K. W. 2012. Flora Neomexicana. The vascular plants of New Mexico. Vol. 1: An annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants, with synonymy and bibliography. Ed. 2. 613 pp. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Reference page. 
• Mohlenbrock, R.H. 2014. Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide. 4th ed., 536 pp. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, Ill. ISBN 978-0-8093-3208-3. Reference page. 
• Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. 818 pp. BRIT Press, Fort Worth, Tx. ISBN 978-1-889878-45-4. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum rigidum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Linum rigidum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum rigidum. Published online. Accessed: April 4 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum rigidum. Accessed: 4 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: stiffstem flax

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