Camelina microcarpa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family (Traditional)Brassicaceae
GenusCamelina
Species:Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC.
Common NameLesser Gold of Pleasure; Littlepod False Flax
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: SM; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Camelina sativa subsp. microcarpa Camelina sativa subsp. microcarpa (DC.) E. Schmid
Camelina sylvestris Camelina sylvestris

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Fayette (KY), Fulton (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Simpson (KY), Woodford (KY), Benton (TN), Davidson (TN), Hamblen (TN), Knox (TN), Madison (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100333085 Laurel Kentucky 20 May 1993 Randy Lee Mears
93-238		 EKY
Camelina microcarpa
31973000007094 Lawrence Kentucky 23 May 1993 Thieret, John
53399		 KNK
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107887 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107886 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107891 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107889 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
MEM016267 Shelby Tennessee 16 Apr 1981 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
2158		 MEM
Camelina microcarpa
31234100333077 Fayette Kentucky 28 May 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne, Jr.
4191		 EKY
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107894 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
UCHT013664 Williamson Tennessee
UCHT
Camelina microcarpa
APSC0054047 Williamson Tennessee
APSC
Camelina microcarpa
APSC0059001 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Camelina microcarpa
BEREA010422 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107884 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107892 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107885 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
MTSU014880 Rutherford Tennessee 06 Apr 1991 Loren J. Helbig
 MTSU
Camelina microcarpa
31973000007095 Campbell Kentucky 21 May 1974 Thieret, John
48221		 KNK
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107881 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107880 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107875 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
APSC0021237 Knox Tennessee
APSC
Camelina microcarpa
ETSU014223 Knox Tennessee
ETSU
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107879 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107883 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107876 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107901 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
MTSU014879 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Apr 2000 Sarah Gourley
 MTSU
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107890 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107878 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107893 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107888 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107877 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
APSC0059517 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Camelina microcarpa
APSC0059002 Simpson Kentucky 23 May 1984 Max Medley
 APSC
Camelina microcarpa
TENN-V-0107882 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Camelina microcarpa
MTSU014881 Rutherford Tennessee 16 May 1940
MTSU
Camelina microcarpa
MEM008299 Fulton Kentucky 03 Jun 1974 Raymond Athey
2776		 MEM
Camelina microcarpa
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