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Photographer: Botanical Illustration
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Family Brassicaceae
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz
gold-of-pleasure, large-seed false flax
Camelina: from Greek camai, "dwarf," and linon, "flax," the common name for the genus being false-flax. This is an example of the term "dwarf" being used in the sense of "false."
sativa: sown
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 12"-28" tall forb, with simple hairs on the stems and the leaves |
| Flower: | yellow, 4-parted; inflorescence a loose cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | 1/4"-1/3", roundish, erect, stalked pod |
| Leaf: | upper clasping |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas |
| Notes: | very similar to Camelina microcarpa except for the larger fruit |
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