Big-Seed False Flax

Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz is a flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is commonly referred to as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, and occasionally as wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, or Siberian oilseed. The species is native to Europe and parts of Central Asia but is cultivated as an oilseed crop in Europe and North America. Camelina sativa is distributed across several regions, including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Russia, Ireland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Denmark, and Kyrgyzstan. The plant was first described in 1762.