| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum hirsutum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 277 (1753) |
| Native Range | ec. Europe to North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stem tomentose-hirsute, leaves lanceolate-linear, lanate to glabrescent, cyme lax, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, tomentose, petals at base whitish |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pale blue, white |
| 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 ascyrifolium Sims Linum cretaceum Juz. Linum hirsutum ssp. lanuginosum (Juz.) T.V.Egorova Linum hirsutum var. longipedunculatum A.V.Petrova Linum hirsutum var. montanum A.V.Petrova Linum hirsutum var. racemosum A.V.Petrova Linum hirsutum var. slavjankae A.V.Petrova Linum kotschyanum Hayek Linum lanuginosum Juz. Linum viscosum M.Bieb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |
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