Linum campanulatum is a perennial plant belonging to the Linaceae family.[1]
Linum campanulatum reaches on average 10- in height.[2] The short stem is perennial, woody and glabrous, with long herbaceous annual branches. Leaves are alternate, up to 4 cm long and 1 cm wide. The shape of lower cauline leaves is quite variable. Usually they are obovate-obtuse, but in some cases may be spatulate-lanceolate. The upper cauline leaves are gradually reduced in width to become almost linear.
The inflorescence has 3-5 campanulate actinomorphic flowers, about in diameter, with five free sepals and five free petals. Petals are yellow, oblong-oval, 2.5-3.5 cm long.[2] The flowering period extends from May through June.[2] The flowers are hermaphrodite and pollinated by insects (entomophily). Fruit is a capsule with ten compartments, each containing one seed.
This plant is widespread in the western Mediterranean, from Spain to northwestern Italy.[2]
It prefers rocky places containing serpentinites, at an altitude of 300- above sea level.[2]