Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum macraei Benth. |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1326 (1830) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | hirsute, leaves opposite or alternate, linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, stipules glandular, flowers in raceme, sepals ovate, sharply acute, petals ca. 15mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 aquilinum Molina Linum chilense Kostel. Linum chironioides Griseb. Mesynium chilense Raf. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |