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Harper's searocket (Cakile edentula harperi)

Description

Cakile edentula, the American searocket, is a species of the flowering Cakile plant. This plant is native to North America. Cakile edentula is most commonly found on the beaches and dunes of North America. More commonly, it is found on the East coast of the United States. American sea-rocket is most likely to be found in areas along the coastline. This plant is not a wetland plant, but can occasionally be found in wetland environments. It is also a non-native, invasive species of anywhere else in the world, especially of Japan and Australia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Brassicales

            • Family: Brassicaceae

              • Genus: Cakile