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Last updated 12/11/2023 by David Giblin.
Cakile maritima Scop.[FNA7, HC, HC2]
European sea-rocket

Publication: Fl. Carniol. ed. 2. 2: 35. 1772.

Origin: Introduced from Europe

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: FNA7: "Subspecies maritima is naturalized in Pacific North America (M. G. Barbour and J. E. Rodman 1970); it is also reported on the eastern shores of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland."

References:

» Rollins 1983. Am. J. Bot. 70: 625-634 discusses hybrid status.

Infraspecies:

ssp. maritima [FNA7, HC2]
European sea-rocket
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Bunias cakile L.