Cakile edulenta - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Brassicaceae
Habitat
Sandy fresh and salt water beaches.
Associates
Distribution
Atlantic coast and Great Lakes region. Introduced to the Pacific coast.
Morphology
Annual to perennial, bushy, branching herb. Leaves succulent. Flowers small with 4 pale purple to white petals.
Notes
Flowers June to November
Wetland Indicator: Facultative Wetland.
Leaves edible, peppery.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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