| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum austriacum L. |
| Synonyms | Linum angustifolium Lodd. |
| Linum provinciale Jord. | |
| Linum saxicola Jord. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | glabrous, stems densely leafy, leaves linear, acute, inflorescence racemose, secund, sepals ovate, 5-veined |
| Size | 25-50cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LINACEAE
austriacum marschallianum (Juz.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(1): 45 (1982)
austriacum mauritanicum (Pomel) Greuter & Burdet, ibid.
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