| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum altaicum Ledeb. ex Juz. |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 14: 717 (1949) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-4000m |
| Description | leaves dense, alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2-3cm, glabrous, 3-5-veined, acuminate to acute, flowers few in lax cyme, sepals ovate, acute, petals 15mm |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | lilac blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Linum kirgisicum Alef. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |