Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Linum trigynum
French flax
Linaceae
Woodland, grassy areas, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites, and moist areas. Mainly Sydney area south to Wollongong, and Canberra. Occasionally elsewhere.
Introduced annual herb to 0.70 m high. Stems hairless. Leaves alternating up the stems, 0.5–2 cm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, hairless, margins entire, tips gradually tapering to a point. Flowers with 5 yellow petals each 4–6 mm long. Anthers yellow. Flowers in loose clusters, often appearing single. Flowering: spring–summer.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Linum~trigynum (accessed 22 January, 2021)
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