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| Camelina sativa | |
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Camelina alyssum (Mill.) Thell. | |
Camelina is a genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae. The Camelina species, commonly known as flase flax are native to Mediterranean regions of Europe and Asia. Several species, classified under the genus Camelina, have been little studied with the exception of the specie named Camelina sativa, historically cultivated as oil plant. Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz was the first botanist to use the genus Camelina in his classification works in 1762.
Etymology[edit]
The name Camelina comes from the Greek for "ground" and "flax", alluding to its being a weed which suppresses the vigour of flax crops.[1]
Botany[edit]
Camelina plants are annual or biennial herbs. Their leaves are simple, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic. The flowers are hermaphroditic actinomorphic, grouped in racemes and yellowish colored. The seeds are formed in dehiscent siliques.[2]
Species[edit]
Four common species are presented below. However, at least two databanks indicates that more species may exist.[3][4]