Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz, Brassicaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  yes

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 9.5 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Camelina glabrata (DC.) Fritsch ex N. W. Zinger; Camelina parodii Ibarra & La Porte; Camelina pilosa (DC.) Vassilcz.; Myagrum sativum L.

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: ya ma ji

English: German sesame, big-seed false flax, false flax, gold-of-pleasure

French: caméline, caméline ciliée, lin bâtard, sesame d'Allemagne

Japanese: nagami-no-ama-nazuna

Spanish: camelina pilosa

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Herbs annual, (12-) 30-80 (-100) cm tall, glabrous or sparsely pubescent with small branched trichomes rarely mixed with fewer simple ones. Stems simple or branched above, often glabrescent. Cauline leaves lanceolate, narrowly oblong, or linear-lanceolate, middle ones (1-) 2-7 (-9) cm x 2-10 (-15) mm, glabrescent or sparsely pubescent with primarily forked trichomes, base sagittate or strongly auriculate, margin entire or rarely remotely denticulate, apex acute. Fruiting pedicels (0.8-)1.2-2(-2.7) cm. Sepals 2-3 x 0.5-1 mm. Petals yellow, (3-)4-5.5 x 0.5-1 mm. Filaments 1.5-3 mm; anthers ca. 0.5 mm. Fruit obpyriform or broadly obovoid, 7-9 (-10) x 4-5 mm, often subtruncate at apex; valves with a distinct midvein and less prominent lateral veins; style 1-2.5 mm. Seeds dark brown, oblong (1.5-) 1.7-2.5 (-3) x 0.7-1 mm"  (Flora of China online).

Habitat/ecology:  In China (native):  "Farms, grassy areas, fields; 1000-1900 m"  (Flora of China online).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Europe and temperate Asia, exact native range in Asia obscure; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia Naturalized
British Columbia (province of Canada) Province of British Columbia	Canada (British Columbia)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
China China	China (People's Republic of)	native	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013) Farms, grassy areas, fields; 1000-1900 m. Nei Mongol, Xinjiang.
Japan Japan	Japan	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Hokkaido, Honshu Naturalized
Japan Japan	Japan	introduced	Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 183)
North Korea North Korea	North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
South Korea South Korea	South Korea (Republic of)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (Oregon)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (Washington)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Canada Canada	Canada	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Camelina sativa, please let us know.