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perennial flax
Linum perenne
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
Lewis flaxLinum lewisii
Austrian FlaxLinum austriacum
common flaxLinum usitatissimum
Meadow FlaxLinum pratense
Beautiful FlaxLinum narbonense
Alpine FlaxLinum alpinum
Pale flaxLinum bienne
Linum hirsutum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,180 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,680 |
| Russia | 470 |
| Colorado | 437 |
| Utah | 346 |
| Canada | 250 |
| Oregon | 161 |
| Washington | 157 |
| Idaho | 133 |
| Kursk Oblast | 122 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | Flax Family · Linaceae |
| Genus | Flaxes · Linum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise perennial flax with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.