Camelina microcarpa

About
Camelina microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including littlepod false flax lesser gold-of-pleasure and small seed false flax. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it is common across the globe as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is known as a weed of grain crops such as wheat and rye. This is an erect annual herb producing a branched or unbranched stem 30 centimeters to one meter in height. It is sometimes coated thinly in hairs, particularly on the lower part. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong. The upper part of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of many pale yellow flowers. They yield plump oblong to rounded fruits, each under a centimeter long and held at the tip of a short pedicel.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
Littlepod false flax can be useful in ecological contexts, particularly as a cover crop. It can help prevent soil erosion and improve soil health. However, be cautious, as it may also compete with cultivated crops, making it a potential nuisance in agricultural settings.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Camelina microcarpa
- Slug
- camelina-microcarpa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Camelina
- Species
- microcarpa
- Wikidata QID
- Q159637
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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