Camelina microcarpa

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Camelina microcarpa NPS-1.jpg

|genus = Camelina

|species = microcarpa

|authority = Andrz. ex DC.

|synonyms = Camelina sylvestris Wallr.

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Camelina microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including littlepod false flax{{PLANTS|id=CAMI2|taxon=Camelina microcarpa|accessdate=10 January 2016}} lesser gold-of-pleasure{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} and small seed false flax. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it is common across the globe as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is known as a weed of grain crops such as wheat and rye. This is an erect annual herb producing a branched or unbranched stem 30 centimeters to one meter in height. It is sometimes coated thinly in hairs, particularly on the lower part. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong. The upper part of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of many pale yellow flowers. They yield plump oblong to rounded fruits, each under a centimeter long and held at the tip of a short pedicel.