Image to followAI-generated illustrationLinum usitatissimum
Linum usitatissimum
FamilyGenus: Leinnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Linum usitatissimum is an introduced, established herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It bears broad leaves and reaches about 45 cm in height. The plant flowers in May, preferring sunny sites with fresh, moderately moist, neutral to slightly acidic soil of medium fertility.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, which contribute to nutrient exchange in the soil. No further ecological impacts are detailed in the available evidence.
Annual cycle
It flowers in May.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Mai – Mai
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.446 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Nectar
1.4333 µl/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
Grow Linum usitatissimum in full sun on fresh, moderately moist soil that is neutral to slightly acidic. A medium nutrient level is appropriate; no special pruning is required.
Scientific profile
This herbaceous, non-woody plant grows to approximately 45 cm tall, with broad leaves. The leaf area averages 40.8 mm², and seeds (diaspores) weigh around 5.05 mg. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. The species originates from Europe, Northern Africa and Western Asia and was first recorded in the wild in central Europe by 1500. In Great Britain it is considered introduced but established.
Pollinators & visitors
10 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Polyommatus icarusAgrotis ipsilonApis melliferaBombus pascuorumHalictus scabiosaeLasioglossum pauxillumLasioglossum malachurumBombus lapidariusBombus terrestris agg.Platycheirus albimanus
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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