Flora of Israel: Linum nodiflorum

Linum nodiflorum, Linum luteolum, Flax,
Hebrew: פשתה מצויה, Arabic: كتان عقدي الزهر


Scientific name:		Linum nodiflorum L.
Synonym name:		Linum luteolum Bieb.
Common name:		Flax
Hebrew name:		פשתה מצויה
Arabic name:		كتان عقدي الزهر
Family:		Linaceae, פשתיים

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}


Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		Up to 40 cm high
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, smooth
Inflorescence:		Spike-like cyme or a corymb
Flowers:		Yellow
Fruits / pods:		capsule
Flowering Period:		March, April
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Linum , the Latin name for flax.

nodiflorum , flowering at the nodes.
luteolum, pale yellow, yellowish.
The Hebrew name: פשתה, pistu; Akkadian language: pistu, Phoenician language: foist.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation M.Bieb. is used to indicate Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768 – 1826), a German botanist.

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}