Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Linum trigynum
Common name
French flax
Family
Linaceae
Where found
Woodland, grassy areas, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites, and moist areas. Mainly Sydney area south to Wollongong, and Canberra. Occasionally elsewhere.
Notes
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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