Flax Flax Flax ("Linum usitatissimum"), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus "Linum" in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fiber crop cultivated in cooler regions of the world. The textiles made from flax are known in the Western countries as linen, and traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. The oil is known as linseed oil. In addition to referring to the plant itself, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. The plant species is known only as a cultivated plant, and appears to
The Seeds of Doom The Seeds of Doom The Seeds of Doom is the sixth and final serial of the 13th season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 31 January to 6 March 1976. The serial is set in Antarctica and England. In the serial, the plant collector Harrison Chase (Tony Beckley) seeks to retrieve a malignant alien plant called a Krynoid for himself. In Antarctica, British scientists Charles Winlett and Derek Moberley discover a pod buried in the permafrost and take it back to their camp. John Stevenson, the