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Linum olympicum Boiss.  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum olympicum Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 56 (1843)
Native Rangene. Greece to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude800-2400m
Descriptionleaves crowded, narrow, ovate, acute, blue-green, finely pubescent, flowers terminal on leafy procumbent stem, openly crateriform, dark striate
Size5-10cm
Colorlilac-pink
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLinum hirsutum Sm.
Linum hirsutum var. alpinum Boiss.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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