| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum gracile Sm. ex Planch. |
| Bibliography | London J. Bot. 7: 169 (1848) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate-oblong or oblong, acute, the lower crowded, the upper remote, gradually smaller, flowers few in lax corymb |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |