Common Name: Native Flax
Botanical Name: Linum marginale
Family: LINACEAE
Description:
Slender perennial herb with erect stems to 50 cm high. Upright, wiry branches. Narrow, 0.5-2 cm long, sparsely arranged along the stem. Light blue, dark blue streaks, 5-petalled flower. Spring. Round, papery seed capsule with flat, pale brown seeds.
Slender perennial herb with erect stems to 50 cm high. Upright, wiry branches. Narrow, 0.5-2 cm long, sparsely arranged along the stem. Light blue, dark blue streaks, 5-petalled flower. Spring. Round, papery seed capsule with flat, pale brown seeds.
Natural Distribution:
Common to temperate forests, woodlands and grasslands in all mainland agricultural districts of SA. In all other States except NT.
Common to temperate forests, woodlands and grasslands in all mainland agricultural districts of SA. In all other States except NT.
Notes:
Not common in grazed areas. Recorded as uncommon in Murray and Northern Lofty regions.
Not common in grazed areas. Recorded as uncommon in Murray and Northern Lofty regions.
