Linum strictum, Upright Flax,
Hebrew: פשתה אשונה, Arabic: كتان
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| Scientific name: |
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Linum strictum L. |
| Common name: |
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Upright Flax |
| Hebrew name: |
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פשתה אשונה |
| Arabic name: |
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كتان |
| Family: |
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Linaceae, פשתיים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve
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| Life form: |
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Therophyte, annual |
| Stems: |
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10–45 cm high, robust, seldom branched |
| Leaves: |
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Alternate, entire, minutely serrulated margins |
| Inflorescence: |
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A dense, spike-like cyme or a corymb |
| Flowers: |
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Sessile or subsessile, thick pedicels, sepals 4–6 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate; petals 6–12 mm long; yellow |
| Fruits / pods: |
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subglobose capsule 2-2.5 mm long |
| Flowering Period: |
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March, April |
| Habitat: |
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Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
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Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
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Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
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Ephemeral |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve
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