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Mountain Flax

Linum alpinum

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Description:

Mountain flax herbaceous perennial, and woody at the base. It produces bunches of erect but recumbent slender stems, with modest leaves. The branched stems produce bunches of pale blue five-petaled flowers with darker blue veins, about 2.5 cm in diameter.

Habitat:

Found on uncleared edges of agricultural fields, in an area of mixed use: plenty of fields, some protected wetlands and some protected woods, all located in Geneva lake valley, French side.

Reference Links:

Linum alpinum - Wikipedia

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