Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum subteres (Trel.) H.J.P.Winkl. |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] ed. 2. 19a: 116 (1931) |
Native Range | Nevada to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | glaucous, stems at base ramose, leaves crowded, erect, thick, succulent, lower leaves linear-spathulate, upper leaves subulate, flowers in raceme, petals 10-13mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cathartolinum subteres (Trel.) Small Linum aristatum var. subteres Trel. Linum leptopodum A.Nelson Mesynium subteres (Trel.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |