| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum tenuifolium L. |
| Synonyms | Linum cilicicum Fenzl |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves dense, linear-subulate, carinate, uninerved, margins subrevolute, scabrous, sepals glandular, uninerved, elliptic-subulate, flowers shortly pedicellate |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LINACEAE
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