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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum elegans Spruner ex Boiss. 
SynonymsLinum iberidifolium Aucher ex Planch.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-2600m
Descriptionglabrous, green, lower leaves crowded, ovate or oblong-spathulate, acute, upper leaves acute, linear, flowers 3-7, large, in cyme, petals obtuse
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Yugoslavia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LINACEAE

Linum elegans Spruner ex Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2. 1: 99 (1854)

Synonyms:
Linum elegans iberidifolium (Aucher ex Planch.) Hayek
Linum iberidifolium Aucher ex Planch.

se. Italy, Balkan Peninsula
13 ALB GRC ITA YUG

800-2600m

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