Native Flax (Linum marginale)

Family: Linaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Linum marginale is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - raw or cooked. Mucilaginous, with very little flavour. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Mucilaginous, with very little flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy loams in the sub-alpine and montane zones, in grassland and open forest. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)