Taxon:  Linum perenne L. subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Stoj. & Stef.



Summary
Genus:
Linum
Family:
Linaceae
Subfamily:
Linoideae
Nomen number:
405591
Place of publication:
Fl. Bulg. 2:708.  1925
Verified:
07/19/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Linum perenne L. (11 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. anglicum (Mill.) Ockendon (0 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. extraaxillare (Kit.) Nyman (0 active accession[s])
Linum perenne L. subsp. perenne (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Linum alpinum Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Linum alpinum Jacq. var. alpinum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Linum julicum Hayek

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Jhala, A. J. et al. 2008. Potential hybridization of flax with weedy and wild relatives: an avenue for movement of engineered genes? Crop Sci. (Madison) 48:825-840.
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Schmidt, T. J. et al. 2010. Lignans in flowering aerial parts of Linum species - Chemodiversity in the light of systematics and phylogeny. Phytochemistry 71:1714-1728.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalpine flax as Linum alpinum1Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
GermanAlpen-Lein as Linum alpinum2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s.)
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Linum alpinum Jacq.
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as subsp. alpinum (Jacq.) Ockendon
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405591. Accessed 14 April 2026.