Linaceae
Linum africanum
- Family
- Linaceae
- Genus
- Linum
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 非洲亚麻
Synonyms
- Linopsis africana (L.) Rchb.
- Linum acuminatum E.Mey.
- Linum bartlingii Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Linum gracile Planch.
- Linum juniperifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Mesynium africanum (L.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- March, September to January (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Linum
- FlaxLinum usitatissimumLinaceae
- Fairy flaxLinum catharticumLinaceae
- Linum flavumLinaceae
- Blue flaxLinum perenneLinaceae
- FlaxLinum narbonenseLinaceae
- Asian flaxLinum austriacumLinaceae
- Flowering flaxLinum grandiflorumLinaceae
- Pale flaxLinum bienneLinaceae
- Linum tenuifoliumLinaceae
- Lewis flaxLinum lewisiiLinaceae
- Linum suffruticosumLinaceae
- Linum hirsutumLinaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.