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Details for: PI 523274,
Linum usitatissimum
L., TOWNER
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Linum usitatissimum
L.
Top Name:
TOWNER
Origin:
Donated – North Dakota, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
1952
PI Assigned:
1988
Form Received:
Seed
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
197
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 523274 99ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Linum usitatissimum
L.
Top Name:
TOWNER
Origin:
Donated – North Dakota, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
1952
PI Assigned:
1988
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
1952.
North Dakota, United States
Comment:
Accessions without PI-numbers at FLAX site; renumbered 9/88. Originally donated by USDA, ARS, Minnesota.
Donor(s):
North Dakota State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
TOWNER
Type: Unverified name
CIli 1561
Type: Donor identifier
Group: CILI
FLAX
Narrative
Linum usitatissimum
L.
Genus:
Linum
Family:
Linaceae
Subfamily:
Linoideae
Nomen number:
22361
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:277. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
05/08/1992
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Linum usitatissimum
L. subsp.
usitatissimum
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Linum crepitans
(Boenn.) Dumort.
Linum humile
Mill.
Linum usitatissimum
L. subsp.
transitorium
Vavilov & Elladi
Linum usitatissimum
L. unranked
humile
(Mill.) Pers.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
flax
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
linseed
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Arabic
kettan
2
Boulos, L.
1999-. Flora of Egypt
English (Canada)
flax
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 157.
French
lin
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)
lin cultivé
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 157.
German
Flachs
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
German
Saatlein
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian
lino
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese
linhaça
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguese
linho
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
lino
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swahili
kitani
2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swedish
lin
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
ya ma
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean
ama
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:105.
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Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
OIL PERCENTAGE
Oil percentage of seed - percent dry weight basis
35.3
FLAX.ND.HISTORICAL.DATA
Not Available
CHEMICAL
IODINE VALUE
Centigrams of iodine absorbed per gram of sample (% iodine absorbed)
184.7
FLAX.ND.HISTORICAL.DATA
Not Available
CHEMICAL
LINOLENIC
Linolenic acid percentage of oil
55.9
FLAX.ND.HISTORICAL.DATA
Not Available
DISEASE
WILT
Susceptibility to wilt (coded)
0 - RESISTANT
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT TYPE
Use and/or phenology of the plant
2 - SPRING TYPE SEED FLAX
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
PLANT HEIGHT
Plant height in inches
21
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ANTHER COLOR INTENSITY
Pigmentation intensity (coded)
3 - MEDIUM
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ANTHER COLOR
Color (coded)
7 - YELLOW TURQUOISE
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FILAMENT COLOR INTENSITY
Pigmentation intensity (coded)
3 - MEDIUM
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FILAMENT COLOR
Color (coded)
1 - WHITE
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
STYLE COLOR INTENSITY
Pigmentation intensity (coded)
2 - LIGHT
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
STYLE COLOR
Color (coded)
4 - BLUE
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
STIGMA COLOR INTENSITY
Pigmentation intensity (coded)
1 - VERY LIGHT
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
STIGMA COLOR
Color (coded)
2 - PINK
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETAL COLOR INTENSITY
Pigmentation intensity (coded)
2 - LIGHT
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETAL COLOR
Color (coded)
4 - BLUE
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETAL WIDTH
Petal width in millimeters (mm)
18
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CAPSULE TYPE
Dehiscence characteristics of capsules (coded)
3 - SEMI DEHISCENT - SPLITS BETWEEN LOCULES
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PUBESCENCE OF BOLL SEPTATIONS
Degree of pubescence of boll septations (coded)
1 - GLABOROUS - NO PUBESCENCE ON BOLL SEPTATIONS
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SEED PER BOL
Average number of seed per boll (sample of 10 bolls)
87
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
Color (coded)
7 - MEDIUM BROWN
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
DAYS TO FLOWER
Days to flower from date of planting
43
FLAX.ND.HISTORICAL.DATA
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
DAYS TO MATURITY
Days to maturity from date of planting
89
FLAX.ND.HISTORICAL.DATA
Not Available
PRODUCTION
SEED WEIGHT
Grams per 1000 seeds
56
FLAX.CUMULATIVE.HISTORICAL.ENV
CIli 1561 SD
Not Available