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Pale flax
Linum bienne
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
common flaxLinum usitatissimum
Lewis flaxLinum lewisii
Meadow FlaxLinum pratense
Narrow-leaved FlaxLinum tenuifolium
Menzies' baby blue eyesNemophila menziesii
perennial flaxLinum perenne
White FlaxLinum suffruticosum
Native FlaxLinum marginale
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 6,058 |
|---|---|
| United States | 3,998 |
| Portugal | 1,106 |
| Alaska | 1,056 |
| Oregon | 999 |
| Spain | 699 |
| France | 632 |
| Italy | 503 |
| New Zealand | 382 |
| Centro | 281 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | Flax Family · Linaceae |
| Genus | Flaxes · Linum |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pale flax with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.