Taxonomy
Crambe maritima | Sea-kale | Praiseach thrá
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Red Data Book species (1988)
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Seashores
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (wild seed collected in 2010). Material in the seed and genebank at Trinity College Botanic Garden Dublin (set up by Genetic Heritage Ireland). Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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Further information
The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental but its most common use is as a blanched vegetable. The shoots are served like asparagus: steamed with melted butter, salt and pepper. It is apt to get bruised or damaged in transport and should be eaten very soon after cutting, this may explain its subsequent decline in popularity.