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Linum boreale Juz.  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum boreale Juz. 
BibliographyFl. URSS 14: 718 (1949)
Native Rangee. Europe to n. Siberia
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatalluvial gravel
Descriptionstems erect, rigid, basal leaves compact, elliptic or spathulate, stem leaves 1-2cm, linear or oblanceolate, acute inflorescence 1-5-flowered, sepals ovate, petals 1-2cm
Size10-30cm
Colorlilac blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLinum komarovii ssp. boreale (Juz.) T.V.Egorova
Linum perenne var. boreale (Juz.) Serg.
Linum taymirense Peschkova
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
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