About Linum marginale A.Cunn.
Linum marginale A.Cunn. is a glabrous, often glaucous perennial herb. It typically grows 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) tall, and produces a single stem or a few stems that branch at the base. Its leaves are linear to narrow elliptic, measuring 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide, with a single vein. Flowers grow singly or in loose panicles at the ends of stems, each held on a pedicel 13–25 mm (0.51–0.98 in) long. The sepals are egg-shaped, 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long with thin edges. Petals are most often blue, rarely white, and sometimes marked with darker veins; they measure 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) long, and the anthers are white. Flowering takes place in spring and summer. The fruit is a roughly spherical capsule 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) in diameter that contains brown seeds. This native flax is native to Australia, occurring in all Australian states except the Northern Territory. It grows widely across grassland, woodland, and forest, and sometimes occurs on the edges of swamps. It is found across most regions of New South Wales and Victoria, only in the south-west of Western Australia, and only in the south-east of South Australia.
