Tartar Bread Plant (Crambe tatarica)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Crambe tatarica is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in starch and sugars. — Leaves and young stems- raw or cooked.; Usually blanched in much the same way as seakale (C.; Root - raw or cooked.; The root, which can be as thick as a person's arm, is fleshy and sweet.

Habitat & North American Range

Bushy and grassy places, it is also found on chalky slopes. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)