Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Camelina (False Flax)
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz - Gold-Of-Pleasure
Camelina alyssum (Mill.) Thell. - Flat-Seed False Flax
Camelina microcarpa DC. - Lesser Gold-Of-Pleasure
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:
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.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, as companion in summer crops