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Linum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner 
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Altitude200-1000m
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves uninerved, the lower in rosette, oblong or obovate spathulate, mucronate, the other elliptic-linear, acute, cymes 5-7-flowered, petals obovate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
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 (Greece)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LINACEAE

Linum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner, Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 1: 55 (1843)

se. Greece
13 GRC

200-1000m

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