Editing Flax (section)

==In culture==
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[[File:Mulgi valla vapp.svg|thumb|upright|Four flax flowers pictured in the coat of arms of [[Mulgi Parish]]]]
Flax is an emblem of [[Northern Ireland]] and is displayed by the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]]. In a coronet, it appeared on the reverse of the [[One pound (British coin)|British one-pound coin]] to represent Northern Ireland on coins minted in 1986, 1991, and 2014. Flax also represents Northern Ireland on the badge of the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] and on various logos associated with it.

Common flax is the national flower of [[Belarus]].

In early versions of the [[Sleeping Beauty]] tale, such as "[[Sun, Moon, and Talia]]" by [[Giambattista Basile]], the princess pricks her finger, not on a spindle, but on a sliver of flax, which later is sucked out by her children conceived as she sleeps.