Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1000m |
Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves uninerved, the lower in rosette, oblong or obovate spathulate, mucronate, the other elliptic-linear, acute, cymes 5-7-flowered, petals obovate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LINACEAE
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