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Linum usitatissimum

species of plant
Class type of: useful plant Q45108
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Summary

Linum usitatissimum is a taxon[1]. It is a type of useful plant[2].

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Linum[4]
  • Taxon name: Linum usitatissimum[5]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[6], food[7], fiber[8]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Pauly–Wissowa[13]
  • This taxon is source of: flaxseed[14], flax[15], linseed oil[16], linseed cake[17]
  • Short name: L. usitatissimum[18], Л. звычайны[19]
  • Taxon common name: llin[20], common flax[21], 亞麻[22], lin[23], alminnelig lin[24], Vlas[25], len setý[26], peltopellava[27], 亚麻[28], 鸦麻[29], 壁虱胡麻[30], 山西胡麻[31], 亚麻子[32], len zwyczajny[33]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → linum-usitatissimum
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  2. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Anthophora aestivalis
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  3. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → KQJft
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  4. 20w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Reflora id → FB617308
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