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Linum perenne L., Sp. Pl. 277 1753. (syn: Adenolinum perenne (L.) Rchb.; Adenolinum sibiricum (DC.) Rchb.; Linum alpestre Bub.; Linum alpinum Schangin; Linum anglicum Mill.; Linum decurrens Kellogg; Linum elatum Salisb.; Linum lyallanum Alef.; Linum sibiricum DC.);
Perennial Flax or Blue flax;
Austria, England, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary,
Poland, Romania, N-, C-, W- & E-European Russia, Ukraine, Siberia (W-Siberia), Mongolia, Japan (introduced), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir, Zanskar), India (Himachal Pradesh), Pakistan (Kurram), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor), Tibet, China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan), Kazakhstan, USA (Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario) as per Catalogue of Life; Resending again as not identified earlier.
?Appears close to Himalayan Geranium but anther colour different. Another beauty from Spiti valley. On way to Key monastery. This is Flax (Linum usitatissimum). Mostly cultivated in India, for linseed oil – it is the first time I am seeing it growing wild.
After having first look at the photograph, I was reminded of Linum, but not L. usitatissimum as I had seen it growing. I notice that present plant has perennial habit, ascending branches, much broader petals and staminodes present. This takes me to Linum perenne. Thanks … Can it be Linum austriacum? I think yes, more probably L. austriacum subsp. collinum This is L. usitatissimum, an oilseed crop escape. I doubt L. usitatissimum which has narrower non-overlapping and lighter coloured petals. L. perenne could be another possible choice.
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