Camelina microcarpa

de Candolle

Syst. Nat. 2: 517. 1821.

WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Camelina sativa subsp. microcarpa (de Candolle) E. Schmid
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 452. Mentioned on page 451.

Annuals. Stems unbranched or branched distally, (0.8–)2–8(–10) dm, densely to moderately hirsute basally, trichomes simple, to 2.5 mm, often mixed branched ones, (glabrescent distally). Basal leaves withered by anthesis. Cauline leaves: blade lanceolate, narrowly oblong, or linear-lanceolate, (0.8–)1.5–5.5(–7) cm × 1–10(–20) mm, base sagittate or minutely auriculate, margins entire or, rarely, remotely denticulate, (often subciliate), apex acute, surfaces pubescent, trichomes primarily simple. Fruiting pedicels ascending, 4–14(–17) mm. Flowers: sepals 2–3.5 × 0.5–1 mm; petals pale yellow, (2.5–)3–4(–6) × 1–2 mm; filaments 1.5–3 mm; anthers ca. 0.5 mm. Fruits pyriform to narrowly so, 3.5–5(–7) × 2–4(–5) mm, apex acute; valves each often with obscure midvein, margin narrowly winged; style 1–3.5 mm. Seeds reddish brown or brown, 0.8–1.4(–1.5) × 0.5–0.6 mm. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Farms, fields, meadows, prairies, roadsides, forest margins, open woods
Elevation: 0-2500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, Asia, n Africa, introduced also in South America.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Camelina microcarpa"
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +  and Mark A. Beilstein +
de Candolle +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Europe +, Asia +, n Africa +  and introduced also in South America. +
0-2500 m +
Farms, fields, meadows, prairies, roadsides, forest margins, open woods +
Flowering May–Jul. +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Camelina sativa subsp. microcarpa +
Camelina microcarpa +
Camelina +
species +