| Family | LINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linum pallescens Bunge |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 1: 438 (1829) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to sw. Sibera and e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1200m |
| Description | taproot, leaves alternate, linear, 7-15mm, margins revolute, acute, flowers 7mm, solitary or in cyme, sepals ovate, obtuse, mucronate, petals obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale blue, white |
| 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 pallescens (Bunge) Rchb. Linum nutans Maxim. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |