Linaceae

Linum flavum L.

Family: Linaceae
Genus: Linum

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Linum flavum (Linum flavum) — FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (19)

arz: لينوم فلافوم
Belarusian: Лён жоўты
Bulgarian: Жълт лен
Chinese: 黄亚麻, 黄花亚麻
Czech: Len žlutý
Danish: Gul Hør
Finnish: Keltapellava
French: Lin jaune
German: Gelber Lein, Gelb-Lein
hsb: Žołty len
Hungarian: Sárga len
Macedonian: Жолт лен
Persian: کتان طلائی
Polish: Len złocisty
Russian: Лён жёлтый, Лен желтый, Лен жёлтый, Лён желтый
Slovenian: Rumeni lan
Spanish: Lino amarillo
Turkish: Sarı keten
Ukrainian: Льон жовтий

Synonyms

Xantholinum flavum (L.) Rchb.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 78 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alina Majcen, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Julia Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gottfried Deckenbach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stanislav Rada, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lurcza Laszlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kai Best, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.