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Linum obtusatum (Boiss.) Stapf  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum obtusatum (Boiss.) Stapf 
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2000-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves imbricate, minute, glabrous, stem leaves linear, acute, 8-10mm, glabrous, sepals 4-6mm, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, petals 12-18mm, imbricate
Size10-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
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 Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iraq , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LINACEAE

Linum obtusatum (Boiss.) Stapf, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. -Naturwiss. Kl. 51(2): 23 (1886)

Basionym:
Linum alpinum obtusatum Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 1: 865 (1867)

n. Iraq. c. & ec. Turkey
34 IRQ TUR

2000-3000m

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