Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CAKILE Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.
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TYPE: Bunias cakile Linnaeus (Cakile maritima Scopoli)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Cakile harperi | Southeastern Sea Rocket |
Identification Key
1. Petal claw not distinct; fruit 8-ribbed, (3)5-9 mm wide, beak somewhat flattened, the apex retuse or blunt (rarely acute)
1. Petal claw distinct; fruit terete to 4-angled, 3-4 mm wide, beak conic to fusiform, the apex acute
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2. Stems erect to ascending; leaves usually fleshy; petals lavender to white, 1.3-3 mm wide; infructescence usually 10-20 cm long; fruiting pedicel 2.5-7 mm long (mostly north of Lake Okeechobee)
2. Stems erect to prostrate; leaves not especially fleshy; petals white, rarely lavender, 3-4.5 mm wide; infructescence usually 20-30 cm long; fruiting pedicel 1.5-4 mm long (Pinellas and Brevard counties southward)
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3. Leaf blade margins usually sinuately or crenately lobed, rarely pinnatisect; fruits lanceoloid, apex not tapering abruptly, terminal segment at least 2 times length of proximal segment (southeastern coast)
3. Leaf blade margins pinnatifid or entire; fruits fusiform or lanceoloid, apex tapering abruptly, terminal segment less than 2 times length of proximal segment
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4. Fruits fusiform, not constricted at articulation, 4- or 8-sulcate (southern coast)
4. Fruits lanceoloid, usually constricted at articulation, weakly 4-angled or terete (western coast)
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||