1. Flax plant Abby W. Gold

2. Description of Flax Plant Linum Usitatissimum It is 1.2m tall The leaves are green and slender It blooms flowers that are blue It also produces

3. Flax Plant It typically grows where it has a temperate climate and in sub-tropical regions The best growing conditions are fertile, fine textured or clay soil Monocot Angiosperm

4. Beneficial Flax Plant Used for production of linen for over 5,000 years Can be used to make medicine Can be made into clothes

5. Research Page http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/flax.html Alternative: Field Crops Manual 1997 http://All4NaturalHealth.com Flax Plant- history and info 2007-2010