 Until the 1940s, camelina was an important oil crop in eastern and central Europe, and currently has continued to be cultivated in a few parts of Europe for its seed oil.Camelina oil was used in oil lamps (until the modern harnessing of natural gas, propane, and electricity) and as an edible oil (Camelina oil, also referred to as wild flax or false flax oil).It was possibly brought to North America unintentionally as a weed with flaxseed, and has had limited commercial importance until modern times.