Linum

Summary

Linum is a taxon^[1]. Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Linum received the medicinal plant of the year^[3].
• Linum's image is recorded as Linum pubescens.jpg^[4].
• Linum's image is recorded as Linum narbonense flor.jpg^[5].
• Linum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[6].
• Linum's taxon rank is recorded as genus^[7].
• Linum's parent taxon is recorded as Linaceae^[8].
• Linum's taxon name is recorded as Linum^[9].
• Linum's has use is recorded as flax^[10].
• Linum's Commons category is recorded as Linum^[11].
• Linum's taxonomic type is recorded as Linum usitatissimum^[12].
• Linum's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D019597^[13].
• Linum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01xt0f^[14].
• Linum's MeSH tree code is recorded as B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.797.620.500^[15].
• Linum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4005^[16].
• Linum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29201^[17].
• Linum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 40414^[18].
• Linum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2873855^[19].
• Linum's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 415566^[20].
• Linum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linum^[21].
• Linum's Commons gallery is recorded as Linum^[22].
• Linum's Tropicos ID is recorded as 40007385^[23].
• Linum's IPNI plant ID is recorded as 24945-1^[24].
• Linum's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300375505^[25].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Linum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Recognition

Linum received the medicinal plant of the year^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Linum include linoleum^[28], a composite material^[29] and alpha-linolenic acid^[30], a type of chemical entity^[31].

Why It Matters

Linum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).^[2] Linum has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Linum is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Linum include linoleum^[28], a composite material^[29] and alpha-linolenic acid^[30], a type of chemical entity^[31].

FAQs

What awards did Linum receive?

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