Linaceae

Asian flax

Linum austriacum L.

Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum

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Common names

By language (18)

arz: لينوم اوسترياكوم
Belarusian: Лён аўстрыйскі
Bulgarian: Австрийски лен
Czech: Len rakouský
Dutch: Oostenrijks vlas
English: Asian flax
Estonian: Austria lina
Finnish: Kalliopellava
French: Lin d'Autriche
German: Österreichischer Lein, Österreich-Lein
hsb: Rakuski len
Macedonian: Австриски лен
Persian: کتان اتریشی
Polish: Len austriacki
Romanian: Ineață
Russian: Лён австрийский, Лен австрийский
Swedish: Klipplin
Ukrainian: Льон австрійський

Synonyms

Adenolinum austriacum (L.) Rchb.
Adenolinum barbulatum Schur
Linum alpinum subsp. austriacum (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Linum perenne subsp. austriacum (L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Linum perenne var. austriacum (L.) Schiede

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.