| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum nervosum Waldst. & Kit. |
| Bibliography | Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 2: 100 (1803) |
| Native Range | se. & e. Europe to Caucasus and c. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | green, usually glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, 3-7-veined, long, thinly acuminate, inflorescence ramose, calyx lobes lanceolate, acuminate, petals 18-20mm long |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Adenolinum nervosum (Waldst. & Kit.) Rchb. Linum aucheri Planch. Linum narbonense Pall. ex M.Bieb. Linum nervosum var. aucheri (Planch.) Boiss. Linum nervosum ssp. glabratum (DC.) P.H.Davis Linum nervosum var. glabratum DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |