Brassicaceae
Gold-of-pleasure
Camelina sativa
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Camelina
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- النضار, مواغرون, نضّار
- arz
- كاميلينا ساتيفا
- Belarusian
- Рыжак яравы, Рыжак валасісты, Рыжак пасяўны
- Cantonese
- 亞麻薺
- Chinese
- 亚麻荠, 亞麻薺
- cv
- Акакан шăпкан
- Czech
- Lnička setá
- Dutch
- Huttentut, Vlas- en Zaadhuttentut, Vlashuttentut, Dederzaad, Vlasdodder, Vlasdotter
- English
- Gold-of-pleasure, False flax
- Estonian
- Põldtuder
- Finnish
- Ruistankio, Kitupellava
- French
- Caméline cultivée, C. sativa, Cameline
- German
- Leindotter, Saat-Leindotter, Saatleindotter
- hsb
- Rólny hryst, Kazylen
- Hungarian
- Magvas gomborka
- Latvian
- Sējas idra
- Macedonian
- Обичен леник
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Oljedodre
- pcd
- Camamin·ne, Cabèi, Calamin·ne, Camline, Canmanmilhe, Canromin·ne
- Polish
- Lnicznik siewny, Lnianka siewna
- Russian
- Рыжик посевной
- sgs
- Jodrė
- Slovak
- Ľaničník siaty
- Slovenian
- Navadni riček, Navadna lodra, Ridžek
- Swedish
- Oljedådra, Dodder, Doddra, Dodra, Dudor, Dudra, Dåda, Dådder
- Welsh
- Cydlin
Synonyms
- Adyseton dentatum G.Don
- Alyssum myagrum Wibel
- Alyssum sativum (L.) Scop.
- Camelina ambigua Besser ex Steud.
- Camelina caucasica (Sinskaya) Vassilcz.
- Camelina crepitans Kusn.
- Camelina glabrata (DC.) Fritsch
- Camelina glabrata (DC.) Fritsch ex N.W.Zinger
- Camelina hirsuta Bernh.
- Camelina microcarpa subsp. pilosa (DC.) Jáv.
- Camelina sagittata Moench
- Camelina sativa subsp. glabrata (DC.) N.W.Zinger
- Camelina sativa subsp. glabrata N.Zing.
- Camelina sativa subsp. sativa Crantz
- Camelina sativa subsp. zingeri (Mirek) Smejkal
- Camelina sativa var. caucasica Sinskaya
- Camelina sativa var. crepitans Sinskaya
- Camelina sativa var. glabrata DC.
- Camelina sativa var. zingeri Z.Mirek
- Chamaelinum sativum Host
- Cochlearia sativa Cav.
- Crucifera camelina E.H.L.Krause
- Dorella oleifera Bubani
- Linostrophum sativum Schrank
- Myagrum sativum L.
- Thlaspi camelina Crantz
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 100 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bliesgauoele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bliesgauoele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bliesgauoele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bliesgauoele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Przemek Pietrak, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, Reutlingen., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, Reutlingen., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.