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CAMELINA SATIVA 
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ALSE FLAX (Camelina sativa).—This is a mustard and not a flax. How- 
ever, its pods somewhat resemble those of flax and the plant is most com- 
monly associated with flax although it also grows among the cereals. The 
flowers are a creamy yellow and the seeds frequently are somewhat flat, thus 
making it almost impossible to completely remove its seeds from infested flax 
seed. The slightly hairy leaves are about 3 to 4 inches long and.1 inch 
wide. The leaf has no petiole or stem and the base extends partly around 
the stem of the plant. This annual weed is spreading rapidly in small grain 
and flax growing areas. Its seeds are long lived in the soil and hence many 
years of thorough control are needed to eradicate it. It is a problem in small 
grain and flax. Any farm operation that prevents it from ripening seeds 
slowly eliminates its growing. Alfalfa will prevent it from ripening seeds if 
the alfalfa is cut for hay and not for seed. Where only a few plants are pres- 
ent they should be pulled and destroyed. On a large area a sodium salt of 
dinitro-ortho-cresol (Sinox) applied as a spray when the weed is in the 3 to’ 
5 true leaf stage will destroy the weed without much injury to the cereals or 
flax. 
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