| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum flavum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 279 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to n. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | glabrous, lower leaves obovate-lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, upper leaves lanceolate, acute, cymes fasciculate, sepals broadly lanceolate, acuminate, petals obovate oblong, acute |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Linum arboreum Pall. ex M.Bieb. Linum campanulatum hort. Linum capitatum Griseb. ex Planch. Linum flavum var. olympicum Stoj. & Jordanov Linum thracicum Degen Xantholinum flavum (L.) Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |
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