Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum macrorhizum Juz. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 14: 714 (1949) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves dense, 3-15mm, suberect, linear-lanceolate, uninerved, acute, inflorescence poor, 1-5-flowered, sepals ovate, petals 10-16mm long, rounded, at base yellow |
Size | 8-27cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum karataviense Pavlov Linum mesostylum Juz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |