Linum catharticum, also known as purging flax,[2] or fairy flax, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Great Britain,[3] Iceland,[4] central Europe and Western Asia. It is an annual plant and blooms in July and August.
| Linum catharticum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Genus: | Linum |
| Species: | L. catharticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Linum catharticum | |
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It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus flax rust (Melampsora lini).[4]
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