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Camelina sativa

Gold Of Pleasure

an annual member of the Camelina genus in the family Brassicaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
annual
Height
0.6 m
Spread
0.1 m
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

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An edible oil is obtained from the seed[9][4][2][6][8].

Product or use
Oil

Material uses

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An oil from the seed is used as a luminant and as an emollient for softening the skin[1]. A fibre is obtained from the stems[9][10]. The stems are used for making brooms[9].

Product or use
Broom
Product or use
Fibre
Product or use
Oil

Environment

Range
E. Europe to W. Asia. Occasionally naturalized in Britain[4].
Habitat
A weed of corn and flax fields in Britain[4].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
light shade
Water
moderate
Hardiness
Zone 7+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Drainage
well drained
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - sow mid spring in situ.

Cultivation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

An easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils and preferring a sunny position[K]. It does well on poor land[3]. Plants can self-sow when well-sited[K]. 'Gold of Pleasure' is occasionally cultivated for the oil in its seed[4][5]. This species is a bad companion plant, depressing the growth of nearby plants[7]. It has become a noxious weed of cultivated fields in some of the areas into which it has been introduced[9].

References

  1. Polunin. O. Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Oxford University Press 1969-00-00 ISBN 0192176218

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  2. Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00

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  3. Johnson. C. P. The Useful Plants of Great Britain.

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  4. Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00

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  5. Hill. A. F. Economic Botany. The Maple Press 1952-00-00

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  6. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169

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  7. Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B. Companion Plants. Watkins 1979-00-00

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  8. Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9

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  9. Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6

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  10. Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5

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