Cakile maritima

taxobox
name = "Cakile maritima"


regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Cakile"
species = "C. maritima"
binomial = "Cakile maritima"
binomial_authority = Scop.|

"Cakile maritima", the European searocket, is a common plant in the mustard family. It is widespread in Europe, especially on coastlines, and it can now be found in other areas of the world where it has been introduced. It is an inhabitant of the west and east coasts of North America, where it has the potential to become a noxious weed. This is an annual plant which grows in clumps or mounds in the sand on beaches and bluffs. The shiny leaves are fleshy, green and tinted with purple or magenta, and long-lobed. It has white to light purple flowers and sculpted, segmented, corky brown fruits one to three centimeters long. The fruits float and are water-dispersed.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2240,2335,2337 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAMA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/cruciferae/cakile-maritima.htm Plant-identification]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cakile+maritima Photo gallery]