Linum

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161100
Linum
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Linum

Summary

Linum is a taxon[1]. Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Linum received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Linum's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Linum is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Linum belongs to the parent taxon Linaceae[6].
  • Linum's scientific name is Linum[7].
  • Linum is used for flax[8].
  • Linum's Commons category is recorded as Linum[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Linum is Linum usitatissimum[10].
  • Linum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linum[11].
  • Linum's Commons gallery is recorded as Linum[12].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)[17].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Linum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • Linum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6875[20].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flax'}[21].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Етен'}[22].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Lins'}[23].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Лён'}[24].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Лен'}[25].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'len'}[26].
  • Linum is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hør'}[27].

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Classification

Linum's scientific name is Linum[7]. Linum is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Linum is classified within Linaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Linum is Linum usitatissimum[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'flax'}[21], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Етен'}[22], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Lins'}[23], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Лён'}[24], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Лен'}[25], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'len'}[26].

Identifiers

Linum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4005[28]. Linum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40414[29]. Linum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2873855[30]. Linum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29201[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Linum include linoleum[32], a composite material[33] and alpha-linolenic acid[34], a type of chemical entity[35].

Why It Matters

Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2] Linum has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Linum is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Linum include linoleum[32], a composite material[33] and alpha-linolenic acid[34], a type of chemical entity[35].

FAQs

What awards did Linum receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4741271-9
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'comm
    Sitelink count → 68
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12506902-n
    Interlingual index id → i102574
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47825|batch #47825]]: OENN batch"
  3. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Has fruit type → capsule
    Taxonomic type → Linum usitatissimum
    Has use → flax
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532164505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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