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Crambe maritima L.

sea kale (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Crambe maritima grows as rounded clumps, chiefly on gravelly shorelines.

Lee-on-the-Solent (VC11: South Hampshire); 2017-05-09

 sea kale / Crambe maritima: _Crambe maritima_ grows as rounded clumps, chiefly on gravelly shorelines.

The fruit of Crambe maritima consists of a cylindrical schizocarp and a detacahable spherical schizocarp that normally contains a single seed.

Portsmouth (VC11: South Hampshire); 2008-07-12

 sea kale / Crambe maritima: The fruit of _Crambe maritima_ consists of a cylindrical schizocarp and a detacahable spherical schizocarp that normally contains a single seed.

Flowers

Portsmouth (VC11: South Hampshire); 2008-07-12

 sea kale / Crambe maritima: Flowers

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