| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum hirsutum L. |
| Synonyms | Linum ascyrifolium Sims |
| Linum kotschyanum Hayek | |
| Linum lanuginosum Juz. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stem tomentose-hirsute, leaves lanceolate-linear, lanate to glabrescent, cyme lax, spicate, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, tomentose, petals at base whitish |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | bluish lilac |
| 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 , Hungary , Poland ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | LINACEAE
hirsutum bozdaghense Yilmaz & Kaynak, Novon 20(4): 507 (2010)
hirsutum spathulatum Halácsy & Bald., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 42: 576 (1893)
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