Linaceae
Grooved flax
Linum sulcatum
- Family
- Linaceae
- Genus
- Linum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Grooved flax
Synonyms
- Cathartolinum sulcatum (Riddell) Small
- Linum bootii Planch.
- Linum simplex Alph.Wood
- Linum striatum Nutt.
- Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum
- Mesynium sulcatum (Riddell) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Nezera sulcata (Riddell) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.