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Plant family

Linaceae

Called “flax family” in GBIF

Linaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes about 250 species in 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: the Linoideae and Hugonioideae.

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312
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
23
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
3
plants on Plant News
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Functional and genomic characterization of ligninolytic bacillus strains for improved jute fibre delignification.

Jute bags, rugs, and twine you buy are processed with industrial chemicals that pollute waterways — these bacteria could make...

Flax bioremediation / crop-improvement

Legitimate pollen transfer in one- and three-dimensional heterostylous species under different environmental conditions.

Wild flax flowers blooming in dry Mediterranean scrub have quietly evolved two different strategies for avoiding inbreeding —...

Linum tenue pollinators / native-plants

Biotechnological Improvement of Fiber Crops: Role of In Vitro Culture, Genetic Transformation, and Genome Editing.

Cotton in your jeans, linen on your table, and hemp in your bag could soon be grown with far less pesticide and survive...

Flax crispr / crop-improvement

Prior film mulching alters cadmium dynamics at the soil-plant interface in successive crops: enhancing phytoremediation and ensuring safe production.

If your vegetables were grown in a field that previously used plastic mulch, the residual plastic could be affecting how much...

Flax phytoremediation / soil-health