| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum violascens Bunge |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 1: 439 (1829) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 1-3cm, narrowly linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, uninerved, green, flowers numerous in lax inflorescence, flowers long pedicellate, calyx black-green, petals 10-15mm |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | bluish violet, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Linum sibiricum var. parviflorum Bunge |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 37 Mongolia |