Linum kingii
(King's Flax, Kings Flax, Uintah Mountain Flax)Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
- Vascular Plants
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Order: Linales
- Family: Byrrhoidea
- Subfamily: Trollioideae
- Family: Byrrhoidea
- Order: Linales
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
- Vascular Plants
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Cathartolinum kingii (S. Wats.) Small
- Cathartolinum sedoides (Porter) Small
- Linum kingii var. pinetorum M.E. Jones
- Linum kingii var. sedoides Porter
- Mesyniopsis kingii (S. Wats.) W.A. Weber
Notes:
Basionym: Linaceae Linum kingii S.Watson
Basionym author: (S.Watson)
Publishing author: Small Publication: N. Amer. Fl. xxv. 76 (1907)
Publishing author: M.E.Jones Publication: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 5: 628 1895
Publishing author: Porter in Hayden. Publication: Prelim. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana 474 1872
An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Physical Description
Genus Linum:
Erect herbs, rarely shrubby below. Leaves alternate, linear to lanceolate, sessile. Flowers ebracteate, 5-merous, in cymes or racemes. Sepals entire. Petals linear to lanceolate or obovate. Glands 5, adnate to the staminal tube, opposite the petals. Stamens 5, connate at the base; staminodes present or absent. Carpels 5; ovary 10-locular due to secondary septa; styles 5, free or connate at the base; stigma linear to capitate. Fruit a septicidal capsule.
A genus of about 230 temperate and sub-tropical species, abundant in the Mediterranean region.[1]
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub, Forb/herb
Flowers: Bloom Period: March, April, May. • Flower Color: yellow
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Distribution
Range and Population
North America
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 12-15" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Linum:
There are approximately 863 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: L. perenne lewisii · L. alnense · L. 'Blue Dress' · L. 'Gemmell's Hybrid' · L. 'Waterperry' · L. abyssinicum · L. acuminatum · L. acuticarpum · L. adenophorum · L. adpressum · L. adustum · L. aethiopicum · L. affine · L. africanum (African Flax) · L. africanus · L. agrestre · L. alatum (Winged Flax) · L. albanicum · L. albidum · L. album · L. alexeenkoanum · L. alpestre · L. alpinum · L. alpinum gracilius · L. alpinum julicum · L. alpinum pirinicum · L. alpinum subsp. gracilius · L. alpinum subsp. pirinicum · L. alpinum var. pseudomontanum · L. altaicum · L. altaicum subsp. atricalyx · L. alterniflorum · L. alternum · L. ambiguum · L. amurense · L. anatolicum · L. andicola · L. andicolum · L. anglicum · L. angustifolium mediterraneum · L. angystifolium · L. anisocalyx · L. annotinum · L. annuum · L. appressum · L. appresum · L. aquiL. · L. aquiL. chamissonis · L. aquiL. macraei · L. aquiL. subsp. chamissonis · L. aquiL. subsp. macraei · L. aquiL. var. cumingii · L. aquiL. var. obtusifolium · L. aquiL. var. oligophyllum · L. aquiL. var. ramosissimum · L. arboreum · L. arboreum var. doerfleri · L. arborium doerfleri · L. arenicola (Sand Flax) · L. aretioides · L. aristatum (Bristle Flax) · L. aristidis · L. arkansanum · L. armenum · L. aroanicum · L. aroanium · L. arvense · L. ascyrifolium · L. asiaticum · L. asperifolium · L. atricalyx · L. aucheri · L. aureum · L. australe (Southern Flax) · L. australe var. australe · L. australe var. gladulosum · L. australe var. glandulosum (Southern Flax) · L. australe var. glandulosum Rogers (Southern Flax) · L. austriacum (Asian Flax) · L. austriacum albo-violaceum · L. austriacum austriacum · L. austriacum colL. · L. austriacum gaetulus · L. austriacum marschallianum · L. austriacum mauritanicum · L. austriacum subsp. marschallianum · L. austriacum subsp. mauritanicum · L. austriacum subsp. tommasinii · L. austriacum tommasinii · L. avictum · L. babingtonii · L. bahamense · L. bahamense f. corallicola · L. bahamense var. bracei · L. bahamense var. corallicola · L. baicalense · L. balansae · L. barbulatum · L. barbulatum(marginatum) · L. barrasi
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 02, 2008:
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Colorado Museum, Zoological specimens
- Utah State University, USU-UTC Specimen Database
- Utah Valley State College
- , Utah Valley State College Herbarium
Identifiers:
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 29213
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13744357
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544531-1
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDLIN020F0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: MEKI2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 26580
Footnotes:
- "Linum". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
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