Family | Linaceae |
Scientific name | Linum medium (Planchon) Britton var. medium |
Synonyms | Linum striatum Walter var. medium (Planchon) Boivin; Linum virginianum L. var. medium Planchon |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kibana-matsuba-ninjin [yellow flowers and pine leaves carrot] |
(English common name) stiff yellow flax | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA | |
Chromosomal number | n=15, 2n=30 |
Description | Plants 20-70cm. Leaves 1-2cm length. Flowers 5 yellow petals each 5-8mm, flowering in July to September. Annual plants. |
Reference | Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. medium |
Linum medium (Planch.) Britt. var. medium | |
Note | Naturalized plants (first reported in 1943) |
July 2007 at open field |
July 2007 at open field |