Cakile maritima

Sea Rocket at Merimbula, NSW

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Merimbula Beach

7 comments

   26 Jun 2022
Fruit is out of focus, so hard to see the fruit to distinguish from E. maritima.
   27 Jun 2022
My suggestion was Cakile maritima. What is E. maritima? Cakile edentula would be the other choice, is that what you meant?
   27 Jun 2022
Opps, C. maritima!
C. edentula was the ID when I made this comment.
   28 Jun 2022
Thanks Kevin, I changed my suggestion. We'll give it a generalised ID.
   28 Jun 2022
Probably a good taxa to have, I would've gone with C.maritima personally.
   28 Jun 2022
A agree, as C. maritima has virtually replaced C. edentula in recent years in NSW (see journal Cunninghamia (2013) 13: 291–294).
   30 Jun 2022
Since you both agree to C. maritima I'll change the ID.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 16 Jul 2020 05:13 PM Recorded on
  • MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • Yes In flower

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Species information

  • Cakile maritima Scientific name
  • Sea Rocket Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 44m Recorded at altitude

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