Despite its biting and sometimes virulent gustatory sensation , Cakile maritimacan be eaten raw or prepare . It is also used in traditional medication for its diuretic , antiscorbutic , appetizing , digestive , and purgative force .
Cakile maritimaScop .
European Searocket , Sea Rocket , Two - pass Sea Rocket
In habitat, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Photo byThomas Koffel. Licensed underCC BY 4.0.
Bunias genus Cakile , Cakile genus Cakile , Cakile maritimasubsp.maritima , Crucifera cakile , Rapistrum genus Cakile , Rapistrum maritimum
kinfolk : BrassicaceaeTribe : BrassiceaeGenus : Cakile
The specific epithet " maritima(muh - RIT - tim - muh ) " means " of or touch on to the sea ; shipboard soldier , maritime " and refers to the home ground of this specie .
In habitat, Haviksanden, Farsund, Norway. Photo byJulia Henning. Licensed underCC BY 4.0.
Cakile maritimais native toEurope , North Africa , andWest Asia . However , it has been enclose to various other parts of the creation and can now be found in many different area .
genus Cakile maritimais anannualsucculent with branched stems and lob unripened leafage , often tinted with purple or Battle of Magenta . The stem can beprostrateorascendingand may reach out up to 18 inches ( 45 atomic number 96 ) in length . They rise from a slender or stouttaproot . The leaves are fleshy , alternately spaced on the stem , and can measure up to 2.4 inches ( 6 centimetre ) long . The lower leaves are stalk and usually profoundly divided intopinnatelobes , while the upper ace are unstalked and can be less divided .
During the summer , Cakile maritimaproduces fragrant flower with fourpetalsthat can be mauve , pinkish , or once in a while almost pure blanched . The heyday seem in dense cluster on the main stem and branches and can reach up to 1 inch ( 2.5 centimetre ) in diameter . The pod - similar fruits are oblong , green , senesce to brownness , and hold two smooth white-livered or brown seed .
In habitat, Limbaži, Vidzeme, Latvia. Photo byPetras Kudaras. Licensed underCC BY 4.0.
genus Cakile maritimais an annual plant that grows in clumps or mounds on beach and bluff . It is resistant of salt spraying and casual seawater flooding .
This plant life is comparatively easy to grow in a garden and can self - sow if the spoil is disturbed by hoeing . Cakile maritimathrives in areas that receive plenty of sun and well - enfeeble soil .
genus Cakile maritimahas a short life span of about 4 to 5 months and is all dependant on its seeded player for survival . In the wild , its usual life span is 4 to 5 months . The plant life is cross-pollinate by a broad range of worm , and its seeds are often circularize by floating in seawater .
In habitat, Almería, Andalusia, Spain. Photo byRafael Medina. Licensed underCC BY 4.0.
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