Big-Seed False Flax vs Hairy False-Flax

Camelina sativa compared with Camelina microcarpa

Key Differences

• Big-Seed False Flax is Extinct while Hairy False-Flax is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Seed False Flax	Hairy False-Flax
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Camelina	Camelina
Species	Camelina sativa	Camelina microcarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Seed False Flax and Hairy False-Flax share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Camelina.

Conservation Status

Big-Seed False Flax

EX — Extinct

Hairy False-Flax

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Seed False Flax	Hairy False-Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Seed False Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Hairy False-Flax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-Seed False Flax

The Big-Seed False Flax (Camelina sativa) is a species in the genus Camelina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States