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Taxon:  Linum perenne L. subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Stoj. & Stef.



Summary
Genus:
Linum
Family:
Linaceae
Subfamily:
Linoideae
Nomen number:
405591
Place of publication:
Fl. Bulg. 2:708. 1925
Verified:
07/19/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Linum perenne L. (0 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. anglicum (Mill.) Ockendon (0 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. extraaxillare (Kit.) Nyman (0 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. perenne (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Linum alpinum Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Linum alpinum Jacq. var. alpinum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Linum julicum Hayek
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Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Jhala, A. J. et al. 2008. Potential hybridization of flax with weedy and wild relatives: an avenue for movement of engineered genes? Crop Sci. (Madison) 48:825-840.
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Schmidt, T. J. et al. 2010. Lignans in flowering aerial parts of Linum species - Chemodiversity in the light of systematics and phylogeny. Phytochemistry 71:1714-1728.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
Common names
English
alpine flax –
German
Alpen-Lein –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405591. Accessed 28 April 2025.