Camelina sativa
(L.) Crantz
Big-seed false flax, German sesame
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds - oil, Leaves
Edible Parts: Oil Oil Edible Uses: Oil Oil An edible oil is obtained from the seed.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium.
Africa, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Crete, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Europe*, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mediterranean, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Africa, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South America, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, SW Asia, N Africa, North America,
How to Identify
A cabbage family herb. It is an erect annual herb. It grows 80 cm high. It branches from the base. The lower leaves are oblong or sword shaped and 15-50 cm long by 5-10 mm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. The upper leaves are narrow and without stalks. The flowers are yellow. They are in groups of 30-70 flowers. They are on a stalk 30 cm long. The fruit is a pod 7-9 mm long and 4-5 mm wide.
Nutrition Score: 27/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 85.6 | 160 | 38 | 4.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seeds - oil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How to Grow
Propagation: Seed - sow mid spring in situ.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
Broom Fibre Oil Oil An oil from the seed is used as a luminant and as an emollient for softening the skin. A fibre is obtained from the stems. The stems are used for making brooms. Special Uses
Wikipedia
Source ↗Camelina sativa is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae usually known as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, but also occasionally as wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, or Siberian oilseed. It is native to Europe and areas of Central Asia, but cultivated as an oilseed crop mainly in Europe and in North America. It is not related to true flax, which is in the family Linaceae.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are 10 Camelina species.
Names & Synonyms
Camelina, False flax, Gold-of-pleasure, Nabo frances, Navadni riček, Siberian oil-seed, Soruk
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