Flax
Linum usitatissimum
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Linum usitatissimum
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Linaceae
- Continent
- Asia
- Habitat
- Fields
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food, Fibre, Oil
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Flax fibres about 30,000 years old were found in a cave in Georgia, one of the oldest known textile traces.
- Linseed oil pressed from its seeds has long been used in paints, varnish and for protecting wood.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q45108 · All plants · All entries