Spanish seakale
Crambe hispanica

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It is a slender erect annual plant. It has bristles and grows 1 m tall. The lower leaves are large and kidney shaped or rounded with teeth around the edge. The flowers are white and 3-4 mm across. The petals can be tinged with purple at the base. The flowers are in a large branched panicle. The pod is 2-4 mm long. It has one seed.

There are about 20 Crambe species.

Where it is found

It grows in tropical and warm temperate places. It grows on coastal and inland areas often on rocky land. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Central Africa, Congo, Cyprus, East Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Nigeria, North Africa, Portugal, Rwanda, Somalia, South America, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Türkiye, Uganda, Venezuela, West Africa, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds - oil, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Woppa

Synonyms

Crambe abyssinica R. E. Fr.;