Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz

• 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 sativa (L.) Crantz

• Description

  Species Description - Much like no. 1 [Camelina microcarpa Andrz.]; stem and lvs glabrous to sparsely pubescent, the simple hairs not projecting beyond the stellate ones; frs 7–9 mm, inconspicuously veiny, on pedicels 10–21 mm; seeds 1–2 mm; 2n=40. Native of the Old World, established as a casual weed in n. U.S. and adj. Can., less common with us than no. 1 [Camelina microcarpa Andrz.].

• Common Names

  large-seed false-flax