| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum tauricum Willd. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl.: 339 (1809) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula, Krym to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | lower leaves uninerved, linear-oblong, obtuse, the other linear-lanceolate, acute, inflorescence paniculate, sepals oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, petals orbiculate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Linum bulgaricum Podp. Linum campanulatum M.Bieb. Linum flavum var. lanceolatum Lindm. Linum flavum var. linearifolium Lindm. Linum linearifolium (Lindm.) Juz. Linum pseudoelegans Podp. Linum pubescens Willd. ex Schult. Linum serbicum Podp. Linum tauricum ssp. bulgaricum (Podp.) Petrova Linum tauricum ssp. linearifolium (Lindm.) Jáv. Linum tauricum ssp. serbicum (Podp.) Petrova Xantholinum tauricum (Willd.) Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |