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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Camelina sativa is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen in August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Myagrum sativum.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Oil Oil
Edible Uses: Oil Oil
An edible oil is obtained from the seed[2, 17, 105, 177, 183].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
Oil Broom Fibre Oil
An oil from the seed is used as a luminant and as an emollient for softening the skin[100]. A fibre is obtained from the stems[2, 200]. The stems are used for making brooms[2].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
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].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow mid spring in situ.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey (northwest), Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia TROPICAL ASIA: India (Jammu and Kashmir), Pakistan (north) EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Russian Federation (European part), Moldova, Ukraine (Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica)
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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