Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum lepagei B.Boivin |
Bibliography | Naturaliste Canad. 75: 219 (1948) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to c. Canada |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems erect, ramose, leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate, 1-3cm, inflorescence open, racemose, flowers pedicellate, sepals elliptic, petals 8-10mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum lewisii var. lepagei (B.Boivin) C.M.Rogers Linum lewisii f. lepagei (B.Boivin) Lepage Linum lewisii ssp. lepagei (B.Boivin) Mosquin Linum perenne ssp. lepagei (B.Boivin) Lepage Linum perenne var. lepagei (B.Boivin) B.Boivin |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut) 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) |