Camelina microcarpa Andrz.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Brassicaceae

• Scientific Name

  Camelina microcarpa Andrz.

• Description

  Species Description - Erect, 3–7 dm, rough-hairy; lvs entire or remotely denticulate; frs erect, 2.5–5 mm, obscurely rugulose, on pedicels 4–9 mm; seeds ca 1 mm; 2n=40. Fields and waste places, usually in sandy soil; native of the Old World, established as a casual weed throughout most of the U.S. and s. Can. Apr.–June.

• Common Names

  small-seed false flax