Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum ramosissimum Gay |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 1: 463 (1846) |
Native Range | c. Chile (Coquimbo) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-600m |
Description | glabrous, stems very ramose, leaves uninerved, 9-22mm, alternate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, flowers in lax, few-flowered panicle, petals obovate, 12-14mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 chamissonis var. obtusifolium (Phil.) Reiche Linum chamissonis var. ramosissimum (Gay) Reiche Linum obtusifolium Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |