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Linum amurense Alef.  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum amurense Alef. 
BibliographyBot. Zeitung (Berlin) 25: 251 (1867)
Native Rangese. Siberia to Russian Far East and n. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude600-4000m
Descriptionleaves alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate, 1-2cm long, uninerved, acute, flowers numerous in lax cyme, sepals ovate to elliptic, mucronate, petals 12-15mm long
Size25-60cm
Colorblue, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (CTA Chita, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, PRM Primorye)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central)
     37 Mongolia
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