Photos: Ringaskiddy, Co.Cork

Sea-kale Crambe maritima Praiseach thrá Family: Brassicaceae Flowering June-August. Perennial. Native. Large panicles of 4-petalled white flowers followed by globose single-seeded fruit. Large waxy pale blue-green leaves, irregularly lobed or toothed. Hairless, branched, cabbage-like plant. Stout erect or sprawling stems, to 75cm. Coastal, usually on shingle banks. Rare, often transient. Most records are from the S and SW Irish coast, few recent recordings.

     



Above: Sea-kale, Crambe maritima. Ferrypoint, Co. Waterford. May 2009