Linum tenuifolium

Linum tenuifolium, the narrow-leaved flax, is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae.^[2] It is native to central and southern Europe, the Black Sea and Caucasus area, and the northern Middle East as far as northwestern Iran.^[1] A perennial, it is generally found in rocky, alkaline, dry situations, and is thought to have spread out from relict European rocky steppes.^[3]

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  Habit
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  Stem
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  Side view
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  Extreme close-up of flower
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  Flowers
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  Seedheads and seeds

Linum tenuifolium
Close-up of flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Linaceae
Genus:	Linum
Species:	L. tenuifolium
Binomial name
Linum tenuifolium L.
Synonyms[1]
Cathartolinum tenuifolium (L.) Rchb. Leucolinum tenuifolium (L.) Fourr. Linum biforme Bonnier & Layens Linum biforme f. tenuifolium (L.) Clavaud Linum biforme subsp. tenuifolium (L.) Bonnier & Layens Linum cilicicum Fenzl