
Alpine flax (Linum alpinum).A high mountain species that occurs in central and southern Europe and western Asia, in rocky lawns, limestone hills and mountains of Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Rhodope Mountains and Urals, at an elevation of 1,400–2,500 m. This perennial plant blooms from May to August.[2] The flowers are bent before flowering, where as floral peduncles remain erect after flowering. Typical pollinators are insects (bees, bumblebees, wasps, hoverflies, etc. Mt Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio. Italy July 2020