| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum narbonense L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 278 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stem densely leafy, leaves narrowly lanceolate, to 2cm long, glaucous, flowers large, with violet venation and small white eye |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | sky blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Linum laeve Rchb. Linum narbonense f. afrum (Pau & Font Quer) Jahand. & Maire Linum narbonense var. afrum Pau & Font Quer. Linum narbonense var. angustifolium Lange Linum narbonense f. angustifolium (Lange) Paol. Linum narbonense var. major Willk. Linum narbonense var. murcicum Sennen Linum narbonense var. reflexum (Sol.) Sol. Linum narbonense var. robustum Marcet Linum narbonense f. tenuifolium Pau Linum paniculatum Moench Linum reflexum Aiton |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |