Linq query to get all Framework elements

I needed this for a current project.

Here’s a simple Linq query that returns all types from an assembly that derive from System.Windows.FrameworkElement

string aName = 

"PresentationFramework, Version=3.0.0.0, 

Culture=neutral, 

PublicKeyToken= 31bf3856ad364e35";
 Assembly assembly = Assembly.Load(aName);
 var q = from type in assembly.GetTypes()

  where type.IsSubclassOf(

       typeof(System.Windows.FrameworkElement))
  orderby type.Name
  select type;

ElementsListBox.ItemsSource = q.ToList();

ElementsListBox.DisplayMemberPath = "Name";

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