Camelina alyssum
Common name
false flax
Family
Brassicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1968
Origin
Europe
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