Camelina Sp. - False flax

Family: Mustard - Brassicaceae ^[E-flora]

"Annual, biennial; hairs simple, stalked-forked, ± stellate, or many-branched. Stem: erect. Leaf: cauline, sessile, entire to dentate, base lobed or clasping. Inflorescence: elongated; bracts 0. Flower: sepals erect to ascending, base not sac-like; petals yellow (white); filaments in 3 pairs of unequal length. Fruit: silicle, obovoid to pear-shaped, dehiscent, unsegmented, ± flattened parallel to septum, ± stalked above receptacle, tip extending onto style; valves leathery; stigma entire. Seed: in 2 rows, oblong, plump, wing 0.
8 species: Eurasia. (Greek: low flax, for inhibiting growth of flax plants) Camelina alyssum (Mill.) Thell. an historical waif." ^[Jepson]

Local Species;

1. Camelina microcarpa - Littlepod flax ^[E-flora]
2. Camelina sativa - Falseflax ^[E-flora]

References

• [Jepson] Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, 2012. Camelina, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=16888, accessed on Mar 14 2014

Camelina microcarpa - Littlepod flax

"General: Annual herb from a taproot; stems 0.3-1.0 m tall, simple or sometimes branched, conspicuously hairy at the base with simple and branched to starlike hairs, little branched and usually glabrous above." ^{[IFBC-E-flora]}

"Habitat / Range Dry roadsides, fields and waste places in the steppe and montane zones; infrequent in SW, SC and NE BC; introduced from Eurasia." ^{[IFBC-E-flora]}

Status: Exotic ^[E-flora]

References

• [E-flora] https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Camelina%20microcarpa&redblue=Both&lifeform=7, Accessed Jan 26, 2021

Camelina sativa - Falseflax

"Camelina sativa is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in). It is hardy to zone (UK) 7. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen in August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil." ^[PFAF]

"General: Annual herb from a taproot; stems 0.3-1.0 m tall, simple or sometimes branched, glabrous, or if sparsely hairy then the simple hairs not exceeding the starlike hairs." ^{[IFBC-E-flora]}

"Habitat / Range Mesic to dry roadsides, fields and waste places in the lowland and steppe zones; rare in SC BC and S Vancouver Island; introduced from Eurasia." ^{[IFBC-E-flora]}

Status: Exotic ^[E-flora]

Edible Uses

• Oil
  • "An edible oil is obtained from the seed[2, 17, 105, 177, 183]." ^[PFAF]

Other Uses

• Oil
  • "An oil from the seed is used as a luminant and as an emollient for softening the skin[100]." ^[PFAF]
• Stems
  • Fibre: "A fibre is obtained from the stems[2, 200]." ^[PFAF]
  • Broom: "The stems are used for making brooms[2]." ^[PFAF]

Synonyms

• Myagrum sativum. ^[PFAF]

References

• [E-flora] https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Camelina%20sativa&redblue=Both&lifeform=7, Accessed Jan 26, 2021