| Crambe cordifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Crambe |
| Species: | C. cordifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Crambe cordifolia Stev. |
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Crambe cordifolia, syn. Crambe glabrata DC., a colewort sometimes called Heartleaf crambe, is an ornamental plant native to the Caucasus. It is in the brassicaceae plant family and thus related to cabbage; the leaves emit a distinctive cabbagy odour when bruised. It is widely cultivated in gardens for its spectacular multi-branched inflorescence of many small, white, cruciform (cross-shaped) flowers, reaching up to 2 metres high and appearing in early summer.