| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum olympicum Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Linum hirsutum Sm. |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 800-2400m |
| Description | leaves crowded, narrow, ovate, acute, blue-green, finely pubescent, flowers terminal on leafy procumbent stem, openly crateriform, dark striate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac-pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | procumbent subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LINACEAE
olympicum athoum Hartvig, Mountain Fl. Greece [Strid & Kit Tan, eds.] 1: 563 (1986)
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