Camelina microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including littlepod false flax[1] lesser gold-of-pleasure[2] 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.

This is an erect annual herb producing a branched or unbranched stem 30 centimeters to one meter in height.

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.