Linum catharticum, also known as purging flax,[2] or fairy flax, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Great Britain,[3] Iceland,[4] central Europe and Western Asia.

It is an annual plant and blooms in July and August.

It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus flax rust (Melampsora lini).

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