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Crambe maritima
FamilyGenus: Meerkohlnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Crambe maritima is a native herbaceous plant of Great Britain, bearing broad leaves and growing to about 0.4 m tall. Flowering from May to July, it favours full sun, fresh and fertile lime-rich soils, and tolerates moderate salinity – a trait of its coastal origins.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Crambe maritima forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and flowers from May to July, providing nectar and pollen for visiting insects.
Annual cycle
New growth appears in spring, and flowering takes place from May to July. Seeds ripen by late summer, after which the foliage dies back.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Jul
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.423 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in a fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil that is neutral to alkaline. It benefits from a sheltered position and tolerates some salinity, making it suitable for coastal gardens.
Scientific profile
Crambe maritima is a non-woody, herbaceous plant with broad leaves, reaching a height of approximately 0.4 metres. Native in Great Britain, it is associated with nutrient-rich grasslands and ruderal sites on calcareous, moderately moist soils, and it shows moderate salt tolerance. The species requires full sun and moderately warm conditions, typically occurring where disturbance is low. Flowering takes place from May to July. The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and produces diaspores with a mass of about 72 mg. Its Red List status in the source data is 3.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
5 other species visit the flowers
Brassicogethes aeneusAnthrenus pimpinellaeLucilia caesarMeligethes aeneusNeomyia viridescens
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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