| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum lewisii Pursh |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-3700m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves 1-2cm, linear to lanceolate, flowers in raceme, pedicellate, sepals 4-6mm, ovate, petals 6-23mm |
| Size | 5-80cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Michigan , West Virginia ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas , Louisiana ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LINACEAE
lewisii alpicola Jeps., Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 2: 398 (1936)
lewisii lepagei (B.Boivin) C.M.Rogers, Phytologia 41: 448 (1979)
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