Brassicaceae
Sea kale
Crambe maritima
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Crambe
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- كرنب بحري, كرنب بري
- Armenian
- Ծովակաղամբ
- arz
- كرنب بحرى
- Bulgarian
- Крайморско диво зеле
- Catalan
- Coleta, Chou marin
- Chinese
- 海甘蓝, 海甘藍
- Czech
- Katrán přímořský
- Danish
- Strandkål
- Dutch
- Zeekool
- English
- Sea kale, Seakale, Crambe, Sea cole, Sea colewort
- Esperanto
- Mara krambo, Marbrasiko
- Estonian
- Merikapsas
- Finnish
- Euroopanmerikaali, Merikaali
- French
- Chou marin
- Georgian
- Ზღვის კომბოსტო
- German
- Echter Meerkohl, Weisser Meerkohl, Chou marin, Gewöhnlicher Meerkohl, Seekohl, Strandkohl
- gv
- Caayl ny marrey
- hsb
- Prawy mórski kał
- Hungarian
- Tengerparti tátorján
- Irish
- Praiseach thrá, Praiseach trá
- Japanese
- ハマナ
- kw
- Morgowl, Morgowlen
- Lithuanian
- Chou marin
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Strandkål
- Persian
- کرنب بری
- Polish
- Modrak morski
- Russian
- Катран приморский, Катран понтийский
- Spanish
- Caulis maritimus, Seakale
- Swedish
- Strandkål, Chou marin
- Ukrainian
- Катран морський
- Welsh
- Ysgedd arfor, Morfresych
Synonyms
- Cakile pontica Prokudin
- Cochlearia maritima (L.) Crantz
- Crambe gigantea Kit. ex Janka
- Crambe pontica Steven ex Rupr.
- Crambe suecia Mill.
- Crambe suecica Mill.
- Crucifera maritima (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 237 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Cunnington, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jane Kirkegaard, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lokal_Profil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Clive Freedman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Siim at et.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tomas Pocius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Press, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Randi Hausken from Bærum, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Татьяна Прозорова, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stevechelt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yuliana Leshchenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.