Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

Linum bienne

Pale Flax

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1881
Latest year: 1973

County Status link to glossary page
Casual

Family link to glossary page
Linaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
7

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1987-2007Ever
Monads: 0 4
Tetrads: 0 4
Hectads: 0 3

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Jul 27 2004

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Pala Flax is a very rare casual annual or short-lived perennial of waysides and waste ground. There are no recent records. Previously it was recorded from Church Broughton (SK2132) in 1973, from near Sudbury (SK1632), Hilton (SK2430) and Etwall (SK2532) all for 1969, and Renishaw (SK47) in 1899. It is possible native to southern England.

Flora of Derbyshire

Maintained by Kevin S. Hutchby

2025