Camelina sativa

(L.) Crantz

Big-seed false flax, German sesame

Brassicaceae Edible: Seeds - oil, Leaves 228 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Camelina sativa is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae usually known as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, but also occasionally as wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, or Siberian oilseed. It is native to Europe and areas of Central Asia, but cultivated as an oilseed crop mainly in Europe and in North America. It is not related to true flax, which is in the family Linaceae.

Description

A cabbage family herb. It is an erect annual herb. It grows 80 cm high. It branches from the base. The lower leaves are oblong or sword shaped and 15-50 cm long by 5-10 mm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. The upper leaves are narrow and without stalks. The flowers are yellow. They are in groups of 30-70 flowers. They are on a stalk 30 cm long. The fruit is a pod 7-9 mm long and 4-5 mm wide.

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Oil Oil Edible Uses: Oil Oil An edible oil is obtained from the seed.

Traditional Uses

An edible oil is extracted from the seeds.

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Medicinal Uses

None known

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium.

Where It Grows

Africa, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Crete, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Europe*, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mediterranean, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Africa, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South America, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, SW Asia, N Africa, North America,

Propagation

Seed - sow mid spring in situ.

Other Uses

Broom Fibre Oil Oil An oil from the seed is used as a luminant and as an emollient for softening the skin. A fibre is obtained from the stems. The stems are used for making brooms. Special Uses

Other Information

It is cultivated.

Notes

There are 10 Camelina species.

Nutrition

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Leaves	85.6	160	38	4.1	—	—	—	—
Seeds - oil	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Synonyms

Camelina parodii Ibarra & La PorteMyagrum sativum L. Myagrum sativum Linnaeus, Camelina caucasica (Sinskaya) VassilczenkoCamelina glabrata (de Can-dolle) Fritsch ex N. ZingerCamelina pilosa (de Candolle) N. ZingerCamelina sativa var. caucasica SinskayaCamelina sativa var. glabrata de CandolleCamelina sativa var. pilosa de Candolle,

Also Known As

Camelina, False flax, Gold-of-pleasure, Nabo frances, Navadni riček, Siberian oil-seed, Soruk

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