Nederlands: Frans vlas - Blauw vlas
Español: Lino azul - Lino de Narbona
Français: Lin de Narbonne
Deutsch: Französischer Lein
Family: Linaceae - Flax family
Flowering time: April-June (August in the Pyrenees)
Height: 20-50cm
Altitude: 0-1600m
Colour: bright azure-blue
Flower: petals 25-40mm, sepals 10-14mm long
Leaves: greyish, alternate, without basal glands, linear to lanceolate, long-pointed, mostly 1- or 3-veined
Habitat: grassy, rocky habitats, dolomite, limestone slopes
Distribution: west and central Mediterranean; Spain and Portugal, Alps, eastwards to the Balkan
Notes: In a number of countries, for example in the Netherlands, Linum narbonense is grown as a garden plant. Linum narbonense is similar in appearance to Linum usitatissimum or cultivated flax, a food and fiber crop. The textiles made from cultivated flax are known as linen and the oil that is made from the seeds is known as linseed oil.
Related key words: PR-A 21 Canal de la Espartera-Arenales del Trevenque, jardín botánico de la Cortijuela, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusië, Spain, La Trapa (Villanúa), La Ripera (Panticosa), Barranco de Viú (Campo), Pirineos, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Picos de Europa, vallée du Buech, vallée de la Durance, Alpes, Alps, lijnzaad, lijnzaadolie
