Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork |
Pale Flax Linum bienne Líon beag Family: Linaceae Flowering May-September. Perennial. Native. Pale-blue flowers with darker veins and pointed sepals are followed by globular fruit. The few narrow grey-green leaves are alternate on slender, wiry stems that are often unbranched. Height to 30cm Scattered distribution in Ireland on dry banks, pastures and roadsides. Similar: Flax, L. usitatissimum has deeper-blue flowers and broader leaves. Occasional casual on waste ground and roadsides. Introduced |
Pale Flax, Linum bienne, Líon beag
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