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Cakile maritima Scop.

sea rocket (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadNegligible tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Cakile maritima grows on sandy beaches throughout the British Isles.

Swansea (VC41: Glamorgan); 2010-09-19

 sea rocket / Cakile maritima: _Cakile maritima_ grows on sandy beaches throughout the British Isles.

The fruit of Cakile maritima is a mericarp, from which the upper schizocarp detaches, leaving the lower schizocarp attached to the mother plant.

Derrymore (VCH2: North Kerry); 2019-07-23

 sea rocket / Cakile maritima: The fruit of _Cakile maritima_ is a mericarp, from which the upper schizocarp detaches, leaving the lower schizocarp attached to the mother plant.

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