Flower; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flowering branch ; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 853 Date of entry: 26.06.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Yellow flax
German: Gelber Lein
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Linales (5)
Family: Linaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Linum (5)
Epithet: flavum L. (3)
flavum => pure yellow
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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