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== Cultivation == Several flaxes are cultivated as garden [[ornamental plant|ornamentals]], including the blue-flowered species [[Linum narbonense|blue flax]] (''L. narbonense''), [[Linum lewisii|Lewis' blue flax]] (''L. lewisii''), and [[Linum perenne|perennial blue flax]] (''L. perenne''), the red-flowered [[Linum grandiflorum|scarlet flax]] (''L. grandiflorum''), and the yellow-flowered [[Linum flavum|golden flax]] (''L. flavum''). In [[Eurasia]], since Roman times, the genus ''Linum'' has been cultivated not only for its [[Fiber crop|plant fiber]], but also its seeds and tender leaves for culinary usage.<ref>[[Babylonian Talmud]] (''[[Baba Bathra]]'' 92a, [[Rashi]], s.v. ΧΧΧ Χ¦ΧΧΧ; ''[[Nedarim (tractate)|Nedarim]]'' 49a), [[Mishnah]] (''[[Peah]]'' 6:4), [[Tosefta]] (''Ma'aser Rishon'' 3:8)</ref>
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