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Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz

Gold-Of-Pleasure

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Camelina (False Flax)

Synonyms

Camelina sativa
Camelina caucasica
Camelina glabrata
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz
Camelina sativa subsp. pilosa
Camelina sativa subsp. zingeri
Camelina sativa var. glabrata
Myagrum sativum

Related species

Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz - Gold-Of-Pleasure
Camelina alyssum (Mill.) Thell. - Flat-Seed False Flax
Camelina microcarpa DC. - Lesser Gold-Of-Pleasure

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. flowers: yellowish. petals: 4–5 mm long. fruits: silicles, pear-shaped to rounded, rounded to truncated at the apex, without styli 7–8 mm long, 3–7 mm broad, at least 6‑seeded, cross-section rounded to edged, 2‑locular; pericarp: hard. seeds: 1.5–2 mm...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Camelina sativa

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Camelina sativa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Camelina sativa

Camelina sativa

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, as companion in summer crops

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