Abyssinian Kale
Layer: Herbs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 - 12
Edible: Yes
Edible uses: Oil
Light requirement: Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement: Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Width: 0.6
Utilities: Oil, Biomass
Native To: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Introduced To: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
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- Alternate name
- Crambe
- Family
- Brassicaceae or cruciferae
- Height
- 1
- Introduced into
- Czechoslovakia, Western Australia
- Life cycle
- Annual
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Crambe abyssinica
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:281611-1
- Plants of the world online link (synonym)
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1015966-1
- Plants of the world online name (synonym)
- Crambe hispanica subsp. abyssinica
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambe_abyssinica
Slug: crambe-abyssinica-abyssinian-kale
Permapeople ID: 5376