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Linum crepitans

Common name:		Family:	Linaceae
Author:	(Boenn.)Dum.	Botanical references:	50
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Europe.
Habitat:	Not known
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	L. humile[B,G,P] L. usitatissimum[B,C,CAL,DUTCH,ENERGY,E,G,H,HPIC,L,Mh,Shl,P] L. usitatissimum subsp. transitorium[G] L. usitatissimum var. humile[B,G,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Ama [E], Annual Flax [H], Chih Ma [E], Common Flax [H,L,P], Cultivated Flax [B], Flax [MS,L,H,S,E], Flax, Common [S], Hu Ma [E], Kahtan [E], Keten [E], Kettan [E], Kittan [E], Lin [E], Linaza [E], Lino [E], Linseed [H,E], Linseed Flax [H], Vlas [D],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	crepitans = rattling
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Linales. Flax family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Belgium Britain China Egypt Ei Germany India India(Santal) Iraq Kurdistan Mexico Peru Spain Turkey Us Us(Amerindian) Us(Pa) Venezuela

Physical Characteristics

Annual growing to 0.6m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

Fibre.

A fibre is obtained from the stem[74].

Cultivation details

Prefers a light well-drained moderately fertile humus-rich soil in a sunny sheltered position[200].
This species is considered by most botanists to be no more than a part of L. usitatissimum[50]. It is cultivated for its seed but is losing favour because the seed scatters too easily[50].

Propagation

Seed - sow early spring in situ.

Suppliers

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Web References

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Linum usitatissimum (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[V] Images from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery of the Texas A& M Bioinformatics Working Group.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[S] Image from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[PHARM] Phytochemical Data (common names, uses, countries) from Dr Duke's Phytochemical Database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
[HEC] Use, Folk Medicine, etc. from Handbook of Energy Crops by James Duke

References for linum usitatissimum (a possible synonym).

[HP] PhotoFrom Henriette's plant pictures
[HP] PhotoFrom Henriette's plant pictures
[HP] PhotoFrom Henriette's plant pictures

References for the family Linaceae.

To be included in the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.

[74] Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

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