Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum armenum (Bordz.) Galushko |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 254 (1976) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves obovate, 5-7-nerved, the upper shorter, oblong, acute or or acuminate, flowers few in lax raceme, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals obovate |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | 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 alexeenkoanum E.Wulff Linum balansae Boiss. Linum mucronatum ssp. armenum (Bordz.) P.H.Davis Linum mucronatum var. balansae (Boiss.) P.H.Davis Linum orientale ssp. armenum Bordz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |