Camelina alyssum
Common names
false flax
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Brassicaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1968
Origin
Europe
Other information
Etymology
alyssum: From the Greek a- ‘not’ or ‘without’ and lyssa ‘rage’, ‘madness’, referring to the plant’s use to cure rabies. The plant is sometimes also called madwort