Flax (disambiguation)

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a plant cultivated for food and fiber in cooler regions of the world.

Flax may also refer to:

Plants

  • Linum, flaxes, a genus of approximately 200 species of flowering plants, including Linum usitatissimum
  • Cannabis sativa, an annual herbaceous flowering plant better known as hemp
  • Santolina rosmarinifolia, holy flax, a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
  • Phormium, New Zealand flax or flax lily

See also

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