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Linum dolomiticum
Linum dolomiticum is a perennial plant in the flax family Linaceae. Found exclusively on dolomite hills near Budapest, Hungary, this perennial species occupies an extremely small range of just one square kilometre, making it one of Europe's most geographically restricted endemic plants. First described in 1897, it grows in both sunny southern-facing open grasslands and shadier northern-facing closed grasslands, often showing a patchy distribution with dense clusters separated by unoccupied areas. Despite maintaining a stable population of approximately 30,000–40,000 individuals and being protected under European conservation legislation, L. dolomiticum remains vulnerable due to recreational activities and wildlife damage in its limited habitat.
Linum dolomiticum is an endemic, pre-glacial relic plant species native to Hungary. This species has an extremely narrow distribution, found only on dolomite hills in a region of roughly one square kilometre in the Buda Hills near Pilisszentiván (47° 36' N, 18° 52' E). it exists as a single population consisting of several stands separated by closed deciduous forest.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
