Linum monogynum

Linum monogynum photographed at a Hebe Society member’s garden, Cheshire, UK

Linum monogynum is a short-lived perennial or woody subshrub up to 16 in (40 cm) high. The narrow, leathery grey to green leaves are spear-shaped, 0.2–1 in (5–25 mm) long. The flowers are white and up to 1 in (2.5 cm) in diameter.

Linum monogynum is found in North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and ths Chatham Islands, New Zealand, in sand dunes and rocky places, coastal and also low mountain areas.

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