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Linum toxicum Boiss.  
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FamilyLINACEAE
Genus speciesLinum toxicum Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 854 (1867)
Native RangeSyria to Israel
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2700-2900m
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves carnose, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, shortly attenuate, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals oblong, mucronate, petals subacute
Size12-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine)
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