| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum nervosum Waldst. & Kit. |
| Synonyms | Linum aucheri Planch. |
| Linum narbonense Pall. ex M.Bieb. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | green, usually glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, 3-7-veined, long, thinly acuminate, inflorescence ramose, calyx lobes lanceolate, acuminate, petals 18-20mm long |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LINACEAE
nervosum bungei (Boiss.) Sharifina, Fl. Iran [M. Assadi & al., eds.] 34: 29 (2001)
nervosum jailicola (Juz.) T.V.Egorova, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leninigrad) 85(7): 170 (2000)
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