16 July 2005

Linum lewisii


Pretty and blue, this is most likely Lewis's Wild Flax. Pretty neat little plant. You get oil from the seeds (and the seeds are sometimes added to baked goods, but should never be eaten raw), and you get fibers from the stems that can be made into thread/rope, etc. Also, you can boil flax-seed to produce a 'binder' that helps baked goods stick together (especially baked goods that contain no gluten :-D)

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