Crambe cordifolia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Tribus: Brassiceae
Genus: Crambe
Sectio: Crambe sect. Crambe
Species: Crambe cordifolia
Name

Crambe cordifolia Steven, Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 267. 1812.
Synonyms

Crambe cordata Willd.
Crambe cordifolia subsp. cordifolia Steven

References

Steven, C. v., 1812. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 267.
Prina, A. (2009). Taxonomic review of the genus Crambe sect. Crambe (Brassicaceae, Brassiceae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 66(1): 7–24.

Links

Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Crambe cordifolia in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 23.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crambe cordifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 23 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Crambe cordifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 23.
Tropicos.org 2019. Crambe cordifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crambe cordifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
suomi: Pensasmerikaali
svenska: Stäppkål

Crambe cordifolia, the greater sea-kale,[1] colewort or heartleaf crambe ( syn. Crambe glabrata DC.), is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Caucasus. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Epithet

The Latin specific epithet cordifolia, meaning "heart-shaped", refers to the leaves.[3]
Description

Growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad, it is a substantial clump-forming herbaceous perennial with kidney-shaped dark green leaves, 35 cm (14 in) or more in length, which die down in mid- to late summer.[4] It is cultivated in gardens for its broad crinkled foliage and spectacular multi-branched inflorescences of many small fragrant white, cruciform (cross-shaped) flowers, reaching up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high and appearing in early summer. Under droughty conditions the foliage depreciates. The plant is tap-rooted and resents disturbance.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"RHS Plant Selector - Crambe cordifolia". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.

RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

Alfred Pink. Gardening for the Million.