Scientific name: Linum catharticum L.
Common name: Fairy Flax
Description
Habit: A delicate annual, to 25 cm high.
Stems: Erect, slender, usually forked near the top.
Leaves: Opposite, without stipules, 5-10 mm long, untoothed, undivided, narrowly oval.
Flowers: White, actinomorphic, 6-8 mm across, in terminal cymes; sepals 4, narrow, pointed; petals 4, free, 4-6 mm; stamens 4, united at the base; ovary superior.
Fruits: A spherical capsule.
Habitat: In a wide variety of habitats.Distribution: Widespread and common.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: No