Crambe maritima L.
(Sea-kale)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrambe maritima (Sea-kale)
GenusCrambe (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Crambe maritima (Sea-kale) :
1: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
16 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
overwintering tap-roots, washed out by severe storms
Image 1: Rootstock - head - side view - close-upImage 2: Rootstocks - side viewsImage 3: Rootstocks - side views (2)Image 4: Rootstock - surface - close-up
2: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
8 Feb 2013 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
overwintering stumps
Image 1: Bursting leaf buds - close-upImage 2: Emerging leaves - close-upImage 3: Overwintering stump - close-upImage 4: Overwintering stump - close-up (2)Image 5: Overwintering stump - oblique viewImage 6: Rosettes of dead leaf-midribs - oblique view
3: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
9 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR23 51° 10’ N, 1° 20’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
on shingle at top of beach
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-upImage 3: Plant - in habitatImage 4: Plant - in situImage 5: Flowers - enlarged
4: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
28 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on shingle
Image 1: LeafImage 2: PlantImage 3: Plant - close-up
5: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
9 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowering plant
6: Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
7 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: LeavesImage 2: Plant

Crambe maritima (Sea-kale) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crambe maritima (Sea-kale)
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