Linum catharticum

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 catharticum
Varietates: L. c. var. catharticum – L. c. var. subalpinum

Name[edit]

Linum catharticum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Cathartolinum catharticum (L.) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 74 (1907).
- Nezera cathartica (L.) Nieuwl., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 307 (1837).
- Linum diversifolium Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 143 (1782), nom. illeg.
- Cathartolinum pratense Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 307 (1837), nom. illeg.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - West Siberia.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Tadzhikistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Turkey.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina South (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 281. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Davis, P.H. 1967. Linum. Pp. 425–450 in Davis, P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 2 (Portulacaceae to Celastraceae). 581 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.
Ockendon, D.J. & Walters, S.M. 1968. Linum. Pp. 206–211 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. xxvii + 455 pp, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.
Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum catharticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Linum catharticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum catharticum. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum catharticum. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Linum catharticum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Linum catharticum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1.

Vernacular names[edit]

azərbaycanca: İşlədici kətan
čeština: len počistivý, len luční, lneček luční
Cymraeg: Llin y tylwyth teg
dansk: Vild Hør
Deutsch: Purgier-Lein
English: fairy flax, purging flax
español: lino purgante, canchelagua, canchilagua, cantilagua, lino, lino catártico
eesti: Aaslina
فارسی: کتان پری
suomi: Ahopellava
français: Lin purgatif
hornjoserbsce: Hórki len
Nederlands: Geelhartje
polski: Len przeczyszczający
português: linho-purgante
русский: Лён слабительный, Лен слабительный
slovenčina: ľan prečisťujúci
svenska: Vildlin
українська: Льон проносний

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