Linum arboreum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Linum}}

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|genus=Linum

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|authority=L.Sp. Pl.: 279 (1753)

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• Linum globulariifolium Poir.
• Linum simsii Planch.
• Xantholinum arboreum (L.) Rchb.

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Linum arboreum, called tree flax, evergreen flax and shrubby flax, is a species of Linum native to Greece, including Crete and the Aegean Islands, and Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544335-1 |title=Linum arboreum L. |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 October 2020 }} It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.{{cite web |title=Linum arboreum evergreen flax |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10307/i-Linum-arboreum-i/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=9 October 2020 }}