Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook.

Sea Rocket, American Sea-rocket

Synonyms: Bunias edentula, Cakile americana, Cakile lanceolata subsp. edentula, Cakile maritima var. americana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Brassicaceae

Genus: Cakile

Species: Cakile edentula

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Cakile edentula