Genus

Linum (Flaxes)

Linum lewisii. Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Linum (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. They are native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to produce linseed oil.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Malpighiales (Nances, willows, and allies)
        Family: Linaceae (Flax family)
        Subfamily: Linoideae
        Genus: Linum (Flaxes)
        Species: Linum lewisii (Lewis flax)
        Species: Linum pratense (Meadow flax)

Subtaxa

Species: Linum lewisii (Lewis flax)

Species: Linum pratense (Meadow flax)

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