Pollinator plant

Greater Sea-Kale

Crambe cordifolia

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Common names

12 names · 10 languages
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Other languages (9)
Dutch
  • Hartbladige zeekool
  • Reuzenzeekool[1][2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 心叶两节荠[2]
Estonian
  • südajalehine krambe[2]
Finnish
  • herttamerikaali[2]
German
Polish
  • modrak sercolistny[2]
Russian
  • Катран сердцелистный[2]
Slovak
  • katran srdcovitolistý[2]
Swedish
  • stäppkål[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Crambe cordifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Greater Sea-kale — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • Riesenschleierkraut — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • Reuzenzeekool — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
[2] Crambe cordifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Greater Sea-kale — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • Riesenschleierkraut — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • Reuzenzeekool — results[27].names[9]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • südajalehine krambe — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • stäppkål — results[27].names[4]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • Катран сердцелистный — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • modrak sercolistny — results[27].names[6]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • herttamerikaali — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • 心叶两节荠 — results[27].names[8]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
  • katran srdcovitolistý — results[27].names[10]; taxon id 371910; Crambe cordifolia.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • greater sea kale — Page 3, column 1, row top 607 pt; common-name cell after Crambe cordifolia.; Crambe cordifolia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Genus-level classification for Crambe; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Crambe cordifolia in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
N. Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Greater Sea-Kale (Crambe cordifolia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Crambe — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4515769; ID C6V8X; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Crambe cordifolia (top 607 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Crambe cordifolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1360035; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1298373, 1298374, 1298375, 1298376, 1298377, 1298378, 1298379, 1298380, 1298381, 1298382, 1298383, 1298384, 1298385

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.