| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum squamulosum Rudolphi ex Willd. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl.: 338 (1809) |
| Native Range | s. Europe to North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves narrowly linear to subsubulate, 12mm, uninerved, three outer calyx lobes broadly ovate, two inner lobes suborbiculate, 3-veined, petals ca. 12mm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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 | Adenolinum squamulosum (Rudolphi ex Willd.) Rchb. Linum austriacum ssp. euxinum (Juz.) Ockendon Linum austriacum ssp. squamulosum (Rudolphi ex Willd.) Velen. Linum austriacum var. squamulosum (Rudolphi ex Willd.) Boiss. Linum euxinum Juz. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |