Linum usitatissimum - Flax

Linum usitatissimum, or Flax, is a flowering plant with blue flowers and slender stems. It is cultivated for its seeds, which are used to produce flaxseed oil and linseed, and its fibers, which are used to make linen.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹

Outputs

• Flaxseed

Type

• Annual

Functions

• Potassium accumulator²
• Manganese accumulator²
• Iron accumulator²

Footnotes

1. Linum usitatissimum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩ ↩² ↩³