Camelina sativa Gold of pleasure (Cruciferae)

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Camelina sativa
Gold of pleasure
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The Camelina sativa plant species is found in E. Europe to W. Asia. Occasionally naturalized in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Gold of pleasure. Some home gardeners know the variety as Myagrum sativum.

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Latin Name:  Camelina sativa
Common Name:  Gold of pleasure
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  (L.)Crantz.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:  0.1

Habitat:  A weed of corn and flax fields in Britain[17].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils and preferring a sunny position[K]. It does well on poor land[115]. Plants can self-sow when well-sited[K]. 'Gold of Pleasure' is occasionally cultivated for the oil in its seed[17, 171]. This species is a bad companion plant, depressing the growth of nearby plants[18]. It has become a noxious weed of cultivated fields in some of the areas into which it has been introduced[2].

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