Wild Blue Flax is a photograph by Donna Kennedy which was uploaded on June 23rd, 2018.
Title
Wild Blue Flax
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy..
A bug and it's shadow resting on wild Blue Flax - Photographed in Cedar City, Utah
Blue flax-Linum lewisii - The blue flax flower is a wildflower native to California, but can be grown with a 70 percent success rate in other parts of the United States. The cup-shaped annual, sometimes perennial, the flax flower begins blooming in May and will continue through September, producing abundant flowers that last only a day. Flax may reach two feet or more at maturity. The common flax plant, Linum usitatissimum, may be grown as a commercial crop in some areas. Flax is grown for the oil of its seeds, linseed oil, a protein source for livestock. Some commercial growers plant legumes as companions of the flax flower.
Native Americans consumed the seeds for their flavor and nutrients. A tea made from the stems and leaves was used to treat various medical problems such as eye infections, stomach disorders, and swellings. Blue Flax was used by many American Indian groups in making strong rope.
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June 23rd, 2018
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit!
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