Linaceae

L. pycnophyllum Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(1): 98 (1853). subsp. kurdicum Davis in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 22: 138 (1957).
Perennial, stems typically prostrate, 6-12 cm, springing from a stout woody stock, densely leafy, 1-5-fiowered. Median leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, thick, obscurely 1-nerved, glaucous, 5-7 x 1-1.5 mm, lower ones smaller and imbricate. Pedicels erect in fruit. Sepals 3-5 mm, scarcely nerved, outer oblong and often subacute, inner broadly elliptical, obtuse. Petals overlapping nearly to the top, 11-14 mm, blue. Stigmas oblong-capitate. Capsule 5-6 mm. Fl. 7-8. Rocky limestone slopes and summit ridges, 3000-3500 m.
Type: Turkey B9 Van: d. Başkale, Ispiriz Da., 3400 m, Davis & O. Polunin, D. 23691 (holo. E! iso. K!).
B9 Van: d. Şatak, Kavuşşahap Da., 3400 m, D. 23104! d. Gevaş, Artos Da., 3500 m, D. 22869! C10 Hakkari: Cilo Da., 10 km W of Cilo Tepe, 3500 m, D. 24154!
Endemic; Ir.-Tur. element. Subsp. pycnophyllum is a little-known plant confined to Greece. There is some doubt whether this is specifically distinct from the Sicilian L. punctatum Presl (1822) - an earlier name.