Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ockendon and Walters in Tutin at al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Biennial plant.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, West Europe to the Mediterranean region, Iran and Arabian peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Clearings of mixed oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
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Linum L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1463 – 1478.
Linum L. Ockendon, J. and Walters. S.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 206 – 211.
