False flax oil (mustard and cabbage) family, which also contains many other seed oil plants, such as rapeseed. Typically it contains 1–3% erucic acid but several "Camelina Sativa" varieties with erucic acid content of less than 1% have been introduced. The seeds contain an average of 37% by weight of oil, and contains the following fatty acids: False flax oil False flax oil is a pressed seed oil, derived from the "Camelina sativa" or "false flax", also called "gold of pleasure". False flax has long been grown in Europe, and its oil used as a lamp oil until the 18th century. In recent
Flax weevil is likely restricted to rodent-free offshore islands in more modern times. The eggs of the flax weevil can take 3 – 5 weeks to hatch. How long a weevil spends as a larva or pupa is unknown but adult flax weevils have lived for over 12 months in captivity. Flax weevil The flax weevil ("Anagotus fairburni") is a large flightless weevil. It was discovered by E. Fairburn in 1931 on D'Urville Island. The weevil is known to live on New Zealand flax ("Phormium tenax"), feeding on leaves, where it produces a characteristic feeding notch. The weevil is a large, nocturnal,