Crambe
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| Missing image Crambe_Maritima_Estonia.jpg Crambe maritima in Estonia | ||||||||||||
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About 20 species, including:
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Crambe is a genus of Brassicaceae native to Europe, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. It includes among its species seakale (Crambe maritima), grown as a leaf vegetable, and Crambe abyssinica, which is grown for an oil from the seeds that has similar characteristics to whale oil.