| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum altaicum Ledeb. ex Juz. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-4000m |
| Description | leaves dense, alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2-3cm, glabrous, 3-5-veined, acuminate to acute, flowers few in lax cyme, sepals ovate, acute, petals 15mm |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | lilac blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | INACEAE
altaicum atricalyx (Juz.) Svetlova, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 37: 128 (2005)
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