Sea Rocket

Cakile maritima

Plant Life Introduced IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

It is native to Europe and the Mediterranean and it's flowers are white, pink or lavender with four petals the fruit upper segment is a compressed conical shape with 4 obvious angles, while the lower segment is almost as wide as the upper and bears 2 lateral blunt horns towards its top

Size

Herbs to 80 cm high

Habitat

Common in sand dunes and on interdune flats. Very tolerant of salinity and salt-spray. Growth is stimulated by both salinity (i.e. a true halophyte) and sand burial

Distribution

Coastal areas of southern Australia from WA to QLD including Tasmania

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)
  1. State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
  2. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

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