Cakile maritima Scop.
(Sea Rocket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket) :
1: Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS69 51° 40’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on sand dunes at head of beach
Image 1: Plant - in sand
2: Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
23 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST36 51° 20’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
on sand, in dunes
Image 1: Flowering plant - close-upImage 2: Flowers and ripening fruitImage 3: Flowers - close-upImage 4: Small flowering plantImage 5: Flowers - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Flowers - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Flowers - close-up - enlarged (3)
3: Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
23 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST36 51° 20’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
fruits, on sand, in dunes
Image 1: Attached pod - close-upImage 2: Shed pods - close-upImage 3: Shed pod beside base where it broke off - close-up - enlarged
4: Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
21 Jul 2002 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Image 1: Inflorescences - close-upImage 2: Leaves and flowerImage 3: Leaves and flowersImage 4: Plant - in situImage 5: Flowers - enlargedImage 6: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 7: Inflorescences - enlarged

Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket)
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