Are Flax and Calamus in the same family?
Flax Flax (also known as common flax or linseed), "Linum usitatissimum", 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 have been domesticated just once from the wild species "Linum bienne", called pale flax.
Linum medium Linum medium, common name stiff yellow flax, is a species of "Linum" (flax) native to eastern North America, as far west as Texas and Wisconsin, east to the Atlantic ocean, and north to Ontario and Maine. It is one of several yellow-flowered "Linum" species in this region; others include "Linum virginianum". The species has two varieties: "Linum medium" var. "texanum" and the less widely distributed "Linum medium" var. "medium".