The Living Forest (516) Flax
Flax, also known as linseed, is a food and fiber crop, cultivated in cooler regions of the world.
Textiles made from flax are known as linen and were traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes and table linen while its oil is known as linseed oil.
By the early 20th century, flax lost its importance as a commercial crop due to the introduction of cheap cotton.
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I spotted this lonely but beautiful flowering flax plant just above the waterline of a forest river.
It's the first time I saw it in the wild.
Dutch name : Vlas
German name : Gemeiner Lein (auch Saat-Lein oder Flachs genannt)
Latin name : Linum usitatissimum
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Namibiafan 24/03/2020 22:10
Sehr gute Bildgestaltung!guvo4 23/09/2019 22:31
Very beautiful.Like it that much.
Best regards....Volker
LichtSchattenSucher 23/09/2019 19:56
Prachtvolle Blüte!Gruss
Roland
hans-jakob 20/09/2019 17:25
Wunderbares Blumenportrait ist das!!!LG hans-jakob
Vitória Castelo Santos 18/09/2019 20:43
Super!!!!!Axel Küster 18/09/2019 18:01
Eine wunderbare Nahaufnahme von der farblich sehr schönen Blüte. Die Detailschärfe ist ausgezeichnet. LG AxelNorbert Kappenstein 18/09/2019 15:16
Ein sehr fein belichtetes Makro von dieser herrlichen Blüte.LG Norbert
Wolfgang Zerbst - Naturfoto 18/09/2019 14:48
" Hallo, ein wunderschönes Blüten-Makro ist bester Farbe und Schärfe. Lg. Wolfgang."Erika Avery 18/09/2019 11:28
...and I did not know that Flax has flowers. Very good and interesting.A bientôt - Erika
aline64 18/09/2019 11:05
super macro de cette fleur de lin !!!amicalement
Annett Franz_ Naturfotografie 17/09/2019 21:50
Sehr schöne Aufnahme!!LG Annett
Claudio Micheli 17/09/2019 21:10
Bellissima presentazione!Ciao
Manu T. 17/09/2019 19:26
A real beauty great colour,details and sharpness and it stand out well against the bg.Gr.manu
K.-H.Schulz 17/09/2019 18:55
Tolle farbenSehr gut fotografiert
lG:karl-Heinz
emen49 17/09/2019 18:33
Wunderbar gefallen mir die Farben... feine Schärfe!Viele Grüße
Marianne