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Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum L.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Linum usitatissimum L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum crepitans
Species recognized by Germany Species List
Linum sativum
Species recognized by Germany Species List
Linum usitatissimum
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Afghanistan Species List, Andorra Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Latvia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Morocco Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Norway Species List, Pakistan Species List, Peru Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Serbia Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Uruguay Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, wikipedia gl Galician, and United States Species List
Linum usitatissimum (Cultiv)
Recognized by Biopix Nature Photos
Linum usitatissimum L. (1753)
Recognized by IABIN
Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus
Recognized by eFloras
Linum crepitans
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Linum moroderorum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus 1753
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum indehiscens (Neilr.) Vavilov & Elladi
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum monadelphum Hort. ex Rchb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum monadelphum Mart.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum moroderorum Pau
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum reuteri Boiss. & Hausskn.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum sativum Hasselq.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum usitatissimum subsp. crepitans (Boenn.) Elladi
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum usitatissimum subsp. intermedium N. M. Chernomorskaya
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum usitatissimum subsp. latifolium (L.) A. K. Stankevich
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum usitatissimum var. indehiscens Neilr.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum utile Salisb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort.
Linum indehiscens (Neilr.) Vavilov & Elladi
Linum monadelphum Hort. ex Rchb.
Linum monadelphum Mart.
Linum moroderorum Pau
Linum reuteri Boiss. & Hausskn.
Linum sativum Hasselq.
Linum usitatissimum ssp. crepitans (Boenn.) Elladi
Linum usitatissimum ssp. intermedium N. M. Chernomorskaya
Linum usitatissimum ssp. latifolium (L.) A. K. Stankevich
Linum usitatissimum var. indehiscens Neilr.
Linum utile Salisb.
Linum arvense Neck.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum grandiflorum Rchb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum hohenackeri Boiss.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum humile Mill.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum humile Mill.
Linum humile Mill.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Linum indehiscens (Neilr.) Vavilov & Elladi
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum indehiscens (Neilr.) Vavilov & Elladi
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum monadelphum Hort. ex Rchb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum monadelphum Mart.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum monadelphum Mart.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum monadelphum Rchb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum moroderorum Pau
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum moroderorum Pau
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum mucronatum Gilib.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum reuteri Boiss. & Hausskn.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum reuteri Boiss. & Hausskn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum sativum Hasselq.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum sativum Hasselq.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum trinervium B. Heyne ex Roth
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum L. var. humile (Mill.) Pers.
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Linum usitatissimum subsp. crepitans (Boenn.) Elladi
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum usitatissimum subsp. crepitans Schübl. & G. Martens
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. humile (Mill.) Chernom.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. humile (Mill.) Hartm.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. hyemale (Gentner) Bertsch
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. intermedium Chernom.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. intermedium N. M. Chernomorskaya
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum usitatissimum subsp. latifolium (L.) A. K. Stankevich
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum usitatissimum subsp. latifolium (L.) Stank.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum subsp. vulgare Schübl. & G. Martens
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. crepitans Boenn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. crepitans W. D. J. Koch
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. humile (Mill.) Pers.
Linum usitatissimum var. humile (Mill.) Pers.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. indehiscens Jess.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. indehiscens Neilr.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum usitatissimum var. multicaule Schur ex Hegi
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. stenophyllum (Boiss.) Rech. fil.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. usitatissimum L.
Linum usitatissimum var. vulgare Boenn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum usitatissimum var. vulgare Schübl. & G. Martens ex W. D. J. Koch
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Linum utile Salisb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Linum utile Salisb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

cultivated flax
Recognized by admin
Linseed
Recognized by admin
common flax preferred

Afrikaans

Flas
Recognized by admin
Lynsaad
Recognized by admin
Vlas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ተልባ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

كتان (كِتّان)
Kitan
Recognized by admin
كتان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

կտավատ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Adi kətan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Liho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

лён звычайны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

তিসি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Lan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

културен лен preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Lli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

亚麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
亚麻子
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
亞麻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

lin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Lan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Len užitkový
Recognized by admin
len setý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Almindelig Hør
Recognized by admin
Hør
Recognized by admin
Vlas
Recognized by admin
Almindelig hør preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Gekweekt vlas
Recognized by admin
Lijnzaad
Recognized by admin
Vlas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Ordinara lino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

harilik lina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Peltopellava
Recognized by admin
peltopellava preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Lin cultivé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Liño preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

linari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Flachs
Recognized by admin
Lein
Recognized by admin
Saat-Lein
Recognized by admin
Saatlein
Recognized by admin
Gemeiner Lein preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Dinarósporos
Recognized by admin
Λινάρι preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Lino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

અળસી preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פשתן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

अलसी preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

len
Recognized by admin
házi len preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hör preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Spunalín
Recognized by admin

Ido

Lino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Flax preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

líon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Lino preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

Ama
Recognized by admin
アマ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Tiffest preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಅಗಸೆನಾರು preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Len preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Шабді preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

아마 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Loke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Sējas lini preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Vlas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Sėjamasis linas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Pelvas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

лен preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Rongony preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Flaks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ചെറുചണ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

जवस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Маалинга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Lino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

आलस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Flaaks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

alminnelig lin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
lin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Lin cultivat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Даргъ лыстæг гæн preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کتان‌ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Len Pospolity
Recognized by admin
Len zwyczajny
Recognized by admin
len zwyczajny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Linhaça
Recognized by admin
Linho
Recognized by admin
linho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਅਲਸੀ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Linu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

In preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

лён обыкновенный preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Lint preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

лан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Lan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

السي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Ľan siaty preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Qoondar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Lan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

lin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Lino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஆளி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Гади җитен preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

మదన గింజ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tunisian Arabic

kattèn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
كتّان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Keten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Uighur; Uyghur

زىغىر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Льон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

सन preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ᎤᎦᏔ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Prawy len preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

السی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Zigʻir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Järgeline pölvaz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cây lanh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Walloon

lén preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

llin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Flaaks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

亚麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

كتان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

عادی کتان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Flax preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Flax preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ltg

Siejamais lyns preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pdc

Flax preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

السی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

linho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sgs

Lėns preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Stq

Floaks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

vlas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

亞麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

亚麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

亚麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
壁虱胡麻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
山西胡麻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
鸦麻
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

亞麻 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Linum usitatissimum L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malpighiales
Linaceae
Linum
92 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Linaceae DC. ex Perleb
Linum L.
98 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malpighiales
Linaceae
Linum
92 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malpighiales
Linaceae
Linum
92 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Linaceae
Linum L.
100 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
rosids
fabids
Malpighiales
Linaceae
Linum
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Linales
Linaceae
Linum
Linum usitatissimum (this page)
182 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Linales
Linaceae
Linum
Linum crepitans (this page)
182 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Linales
Linaceae
Linum
Linum moroderorum (this page)
182 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.