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Taxon:  Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz



Summary
Genus:
Camelina
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Camelineae
Nomen number:
8700
Place of publication:
Stirp. austr. fasc. 1:17. 1762; ed. 2, 1:18. 1769
Verified:
04/03/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myagrum sativum L.

Autonym(s)
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz subsp. sativa
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz var. sativa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Camelina glabrata (DC.) Fritsch ex N. W. Zinger
Camelina parodii Ibarra & La Porte
Camelina pilosa (DC.) Vassilcz.
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz subsp. pilosa (DC.) N. W. Zinger
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz var. glabrata DC.
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz var. pilosa DC.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
big-seed false flax –
false flax –
German-sesame –
gold-of-pleasure –
English (Canada)
large-seeded false flax –
French
caméline –
caméline ciliée –
lin bâtard –
sesame d'Allemagne –
French (Canada)
caméline cultivée –
German
Leindotter –
Italian
camellina –
dorella –
drodetta –
Japanese Rōmaji
nagami-no-ama-nazuna –
Portuguese
camelina –
Spanish
camelina pilosa –
Swedish
oljedådra –
Transcribed Chinese
ya ma ji –
Transliterated Russian
ryžik –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.w.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia 
2CultivatedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqun.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovo 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurgan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTuva 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaNunavut 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
6Other    exact native range in Asia obscure
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir], Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica)
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Tuva, Yakutia-Sakha, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
  • CHINA: China [Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Connecticut]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [District of Columbia, South Carolina, Virginia]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe], Uruguay
Other (exact native range in Asia obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderseeds used in the birdseed tradeMabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 142. Note: re. use as birdseed
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcohol Johnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:7.
Human foodpotential as oil/fat Havel, J. 1995. Alternativni olejniny. Rośl. Oleiste 16:83-90. Note: Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin.
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8700. Accessed 22 May 2025.