Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum mucronatum Bertol. |
Synonyms | Linum bursa-pastoris Gomb. |
Linum rigidissimum Post | |
Linum syriacum Boiss. & Gaill. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stem leaves uninerved, oblong, acuminate, 1-3cm, basal leaves in anthesis often absent, flowers in 3-5-flowered cyme, petals 15-28mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | orange yellow, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , 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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