| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum elegans Spruner ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 1: 99 (1854) |
| Native Range | se. Italy, Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2600m |
| Description | glabrous, green, lower leaves crowded, ovate or oblong-spathulate, acute, upper leaves acute, linear, flowers 3-7, large, in cyme, petals obtuse |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Linum iberidifolium Aucher ex Planch. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |