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Linum aroanium Boiss. & Orph.  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum aroanium Boiss. & Orph. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 1: 96 (1854)
Native Rangec. & s. Greece to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude400-2100m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves uninerved, the lower small, dense, imbricate, ovate-oblong, the upper lanceolate-linear, acute, inflorescence corymbose, sepals 3-nerved, lanceolate, acute
Size15-40cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLinum aroanium var. paphlagonicum P.H.Davis
Linum cassium Rech.f.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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