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Linum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum leucanthum Boiss. & Spruner 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 1: 55 (1843)
Native Rangese. Greece
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude200-1000m
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves uninerved, the lower in rosette, oblong or obovate spathulate, mucronate, the other elliptic-linear, acute, cymes 5-7-flowered, petals obovate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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