flax: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Division of Extension - Crops and Soils - Flax. Oct 30, 2026
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Linum usitatissimum. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: RSC Publishing - Differential effects of in vitro cultures of Linum usitatissimum L. (Flax) on biosynthesis, stability, antibacterial and antileishmanial activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles: a mechanistic approach (PDF). Nov 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden Extension - Flax. May 14, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Genomics - Genetic diversity analysis of a flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) global collection. Mar 19, 2025
Added a taxonomic box and modernized language throughout. Dec 17, 2024
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Flax. Jun 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Go Botany - Linum usitatissimum. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences - Reinvigorating pollinators with perennial flax. Oct 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - History and prospects of flax genetic markers. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Government of Canada - Canadian Food Inspection Agency - The Biology of Linum usitatissimum L. (Flax). May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Extension - Flax (PDF). Feb 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Alternative Agriculture - Flax. Nov 24, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Pharmacological, nutraceutical, and nutritional properties of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum): An insight into its functionality and disease mitigation. Sep 19, 2022
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow and Care for Flax Plants. May 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Agricultural Marketing Resource Center - Flax Profile. Mar 12, 2021
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Flax. Dec 18, 2019
Add new Web site: Purdue University - NewCROP - Flax. Aug 14, 2019
Mentioned the uses and nutrition of flaxseed. Jan 11, 2019
Media added. Oct 14, 2015
Article revised and updated. Jun 23, 2015
Add new Web site: Flowers of India - Flax. Feb 13, 2014
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Flax. Aug 12, 2010
Add new Web site: Botanical.com - Flax. Aug 12, 2010
Add new Web site: Botanical.com - Flax. Aug 12, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Flax. Jan 02, 2009
Added new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Flax. May 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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