Taxon:  Crambe maritima L.



Summary
Genus:
Crambe
Section:
Crambe
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
12013
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:671.  1753
Verified:
07/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
20 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Crambe pontica Steven ex Rupr.

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Briard, M. et al. 2002. Wild seakale (Crambe maritima L.) diversity as investigated by morphological and RAPD markers. Sci. Hort. 95:1-12.
  6. Davis, P. H., ed. 1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 10:31.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1331.
  8. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  11. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  12. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  13. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  14. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  15. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  16. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  18. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  19. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  20. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  21. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  22. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  23. Prina, A. O. 2009. Taxonomic review of the genus Crambe sect. Crambe (Brassicaceae, Brassiceae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 66:7-24.
  24. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  25. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  26. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 157.
  27. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  28. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsea-kale  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchchou-marin  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanKüsten-Meerkohl  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1331.
GermanMeerkohl  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanStrandkohl  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1331.
Portuguesecouve-marinha  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)crambe-marinha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishcol marina  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishstrandkål  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.w.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine s. & KrymJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany n.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands n.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria e.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania e.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyİstanbul Davis, P. H., ed. 1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 10:31.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyTekirdağ Davis, P. H., ed. 1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 10:31.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance n.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregonLincoln Co.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Russian Federation [Krasnodar]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland (s.), United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany (n.), Netherlands (n.)
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.w.)], Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (s. & Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria (e.), Romania (e.), Turkey [İstanbul, Tekirdağ]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (n.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (Lincoln Co.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 10:31.
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 157.
Human foodvegetable Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodvegetable Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12013. Accessed 14 April 2026.