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Linum perenne

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Genus:	Linum
Species:	L. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Malpighiales are a large order of Flowering plants included in the group named Eurosids I in the recent APG classification The Linaceae is a family of Flowering plants mostly Herbaceous or rarely woody plants sometimes large Trees in the tropics Linum ( flax) is a Genus of about 200 species of Flowering plants in the family Linaceae, native to temperate regions of the perenne

Binomial name

Linum perenne
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Linum perenne (Perennial Flax or Blue flax), is a flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Europe, primarily in the Alps, but also locally in England. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The Linaceae is a family of Flowering plants mostly Herbaceous or rarely woody plants sometimes large Trees in the tropics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

It is a slender herbaceous perennial plant growing to 60 cm tall, with spirally arranged narrow lanceolate leaves 1-2. A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5 cm long. The flowers are pale blue, 2-2. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also 5 cm diameter, with five petals.

The English populations are sometimes distinguished as Linum perenne subsp. anglicum, and high altitude populations in the Alps as Linum perenne subsp. alpinum. The similar western North American species Linum lewisii is sometimes treated as a subspecies of L. Linum lewisii ( Linum perenne var lewisii) known as Lewis Flax, blue flax or prarie flax, is a perennial In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. perenne.

References

Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Hodder & Stoughton.
Huxley, A. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening vol. 3: 93. Macmillan.

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