| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum orientale (Boiss.) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 855 (1867) |
| Native Range | s. Turkey to Israel and nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | glabrous, stems rigid, short, all leaves uninerved, basal obovate-oblong, the other short, lanceolate, acute, flowers in short cyme, sepals lanceolate, petals obtuse |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 flavum var. orientale Boiss. Linum mucronatum ssp. orientale (Boiss.) P.H.Davis |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |