Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Linum usitatissimum
linaza, lino, linavera, linera, flax, flaxseed, linseed
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Linales
Family
Linaceae
Genus
Linum
Species
usitatissimum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Linum humile Mill.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2004
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Chen, J. Craven, L.A. (2007) Flora of China. Flora of China 13: 321–328. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10599
- Rogers, C.M. (1984) Linaceae. N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2, 12: 1–58.
- Jaramillo, P. Bassantes, J. & Tye, A. (2005) Viability of seeds in food products proposed for field trips in Galapagos. Noticias de Galápagos 63: 16-18.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Jaramillo, P. Bassantes, J. & Tye, A. (2005) Viability of seeds in food products proposed for field trips in Galapagos. Noticias de Galápagos 63: 16-18.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Linum usitatissimum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1962. Accessed 16 July 2025.